Meaning of 下る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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下る, 降るJLPT 2
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Kana Readingくだる
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Romajikudaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to descend; to go down; to come down
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to pass (of time)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to surrender; to capitulate
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to have the runs; to have diarrhea
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Example Sentences
下る, 降る, くだる used in context
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雨が降っている。
It is raining.
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When rain's fallen and the soil is moist, it becomes easier to pull out weeds.
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The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
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Come to pick me up if it rains tomorrow.
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It's raining again. I wonder if we will be able to have the February snow festival?
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It rains heavily so the ground is very soggy.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
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Kanji found in this word
descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
On: コウ, ゴ
Kun: お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る, ふ.り, くだ.る, くだ.す
10 strokes
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
On: カ, ゲ
Kun: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる
3 strokes
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