降
お.りる
oriru
JLPT N310 strokesKanjiLevel 50 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

降 is the kanji for "Fall / Descend / Surrender". A common reading is お.りる (oriru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Fall / Descend / Surrender

Also : Fall · Descend · Surrender · Precipitate

Readings

kunお.りる/ orirukunお.ろす/ orosukunふ.る/ furukunふ.り/ furikunくだ.る/ kudarukunくだ.す/ kudasuonこう/ kouonご/ go

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 降 represents 'DESCEND'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of descend.

Reading ·

On-reading: こう — sounds like 'ko' in 'coat'. Kun-reading: お.りる.

Example Sentences

雨が降っています。

あめがふっています。

It's raining.

次の駅で降ります。

つぎのえきでおります。

I'll get off at the next station.

Vocabulary using 降

下降
kakou
fall · drop · descent
以降
ikou
since · hereafter · on and after
降水
kousui
rainfall
降りる
oriru
to descend
降る
furu
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.)
降り出す
furidasu
to start to rain
降ろす
orosu
to take down
降伏
koufuku
yield · surrender · submission

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