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降

descend
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingコウ、ゴ
Kun readingお.りる、お.ろす、ふ.る、ふ.り、くだ.る、くだ.す
JōyōGrade 6

Popular Usage

降る降りる降り出す降ろす以降下降

Radicals and components

Radical阜moundComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · walking legs (儿) · sunglasses with one lens missing · monocle

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1405

Compound words

降るふる
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in
降りるおりる
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off
以降いこう
on and after; from ... onward; since
下降かこう
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn
滑降かっこう
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; skiing down; downhill (race)
降雨こうう
rainfall; rain
降下こうか
descent; fall; drop; (atmospheric) depression; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
降参こうさん
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up
降水こうすい
rainfall; precipitation
降雪こうせつ
snowfall; snow
降伏こうふく
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
乗降じょうこう
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
投降とうこう
surrender
降格こうかく
demotion; relegation; downgrading
降板こうばん
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
降水量こうすいりょう
amount of precipitation; precipitation
霜降りしもふり
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
雨降りあめふり
rainfall; rainy weather; rain; rainy; wet
乗り降りのりおり
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
土砂降りどしゃぶり
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
雨が降るあめがふる
to rain
飛び降りるとびおりる
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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