落着|らくちゃくrakuchaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbeing settled; coming to a conclusion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 落着する(らくちゃくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 落着します(らくちゃくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 落着しない(らくちゃくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 落着しません(らくちゃくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 落着せず・落着せぬ(らくちゃくせず・らくちゃくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 落着した(らくちゃくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 落着しました(らくちゃくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 落着しなかった(らくちゃくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 落着しませんでした(らくちゃくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 落着して(らくちゃくして) |
| Potential | 落着できる(らくちゃくできる) |
| Passive | 落着される(らくちゃくされる) |
| Causative | 落着させる(らくちゃくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 落着させられる(らくちゃくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 落着すれば(らくちゃくすれば) |
| tara | 落着したら(らくちゃくしたら) |
| Volitional | 落着しよう(らくちゃくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 落着しましょう(らくちゃくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 落着しろ(らくちゃくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym決着けっちゃくNeutralEmphasizes a matter reaching a definite result or a contest being decided, as in 「決着がつく」; 「落着」 appears mostly in the set phrase 「一件落着」.
- Synonym解決かいけつNeutralThe most general word for solving a problem; 「落着」 stresses a matter finally settling or coming to rest rather than the act of solving it.
- Synonym収まりおさまりNeutralColloquial word for how a matter winds down or subsides, as in 「収まりがつかない」 (it just will not settle).
- Related締めくくりしめくくりNeutralRefers to wrapping up or closing out an event or piece of writing, as in 「締めくくりの言葉」; it highlights the final, closing stage.
- Antonym紛糾ふんきゅうWrittenWritten, formal word for disputes or confusion that drag on unresolved — the opposite of a matter settling once and for all.
- Antonym混乱こんらんNeutralNeutral word for disorder or chaos; it stands at the opposite pole from 「落着」 in the sense of things calming down and being concluded.
For a matter being concluded, use 「解決」 or 「決着」; for one finally settling, say 「一件落着」. Use 「締めくくり」 for wrapping up, and 「紛糾」 when disputes drag on unresolved.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


