転落

てんらく

fall, degradation

Also:fall (in position, standing, etc.)

What does 転落 mean?

転落 is a Japanese noun meaning fall, degradation in English. It can also be translated as fall (in position, standing, etc.) depending on context. It is written as 転落 in kanji, てんらく in hiragana, and tenraku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

阪神三日天下。あっと言う間に首位から転落しちゃったよ。

Hanshin's moment of glory didn't last. They fell out of first place in a hurry.