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降 Kanji

降 means descend, precipitate, fall.

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Meanings

  • descend
  • precipitate
  • fall
  • surrender

Readings

Onyomi

  • コウ
  • ゴ

Kunyomi

  • お.りる
  • お.ろす
  • ふ.る
  • ふ.り
  • くだ.る
  • くだ.す

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Useful words

01

降りる

おりる

to get off, to descend

02

降る

ふる

to fall (rain, snow)

03

降ろす

おろす

to let someone off, to lower

04

以降

いこう

from ... onwards, after

05

降参

こうさん

surrender, giving in

06

乗り降り

のりおり

getting on and off

Compare Kanji

01登Pair93%ascend, climb upDescending and climbing make 降 and 登 a clean motion pair.02下Meaning84%below, downThe down direction of 下 is the simplest anchor for 降.03落Meaning85%fall, dropFalling in 落 overlaps with 降 when something comes down.04雨Meaning66%rainRain gives 降 its weather sense, where coming down means precipitation.05階Meaning60%storey, stairStairs in 階 supply the place where descending often happens step by step.06隊Component50%regiment, party隊 has the same left hill radical, so the right side is what separates squad from descent.

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