Meaning of 降りる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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降りる, 下りるJLPT 5
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Kana Readingおりる
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Romajioriru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down
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- Parts of speech
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- to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount
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- Parts of speech
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- to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit
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- Parts of speech
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- to be granted; to be issued; to be given
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- Parts of speech
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- to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
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- to be passed (from the body; i.e. of a roundworm)
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Example Sentences
降りる, 下りる, おりる used in context
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暖かい軽い空気は山越えすると上空に上昇し、地上には下りてこないことなど、風は地形によって変わります。
When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.
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Her old bike squeaked as she rode down the hill.
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Please drive off as soon as your child has left the car.
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The dew is on the leaves of grass.
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On getting off the train, he was met by his cousin.
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You must not get off the train before it stops.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
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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