落差 (らくさ)difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall)

difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
difference; gapnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 落差

下落げらくdepreciation; decline
落ち着いたおちついたcalm; composed
墜落ついらくfall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
落ちるおちるto fall down; to drop
落語らくごrakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling
急落きゅうらくsudden fall; sharp fall
暴落ぼうらくslump; crash
落ちおちslip; omission
差さdifference; variation
差別さべつdistinction; differentiation
格差かくさqualitative difference; disparity
偏差値へんさちdeviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation
差益さえきmarginal profits
大差たいさgreat difference; big difference
差し止めさしとめprohibition; ban
交差点こうさてんcrossing; intersection

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