What does kanji 降 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 降 is descend.

How is kanji 降 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 降 are お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る, ふ.り, くだ.る, くだ.す; the onyomi readings are コウ, ゴ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 降?

Kanji 降 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 降?

The main radical for kanji 降 is 阜.

What words use kanji 降?

Example words that use kanji 降 include 降りる, 下り, 下ろす, 下る.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 5

降

Meaning

Kanji 降

descend

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: お.りるお.ろすふ.るふ.りくだ.るくだ.す
Onyomi 音読み: コウゴ
Nanori 名乗り: ふりふる

Variant: 䧏 (Itaiji) , 夅 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #596
Strokes: 10
Radical: 阜
Components: 十 • 夂 • 阡
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 胮 • 栙 • 洚 • 逄 • 絳 • 夅

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 219 entries that include this kanji.

降りる

おりる

to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

下り

くだり

downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)

下ろす

おろす

to withdraw (money)

下る

くだる

to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)

降伏

こうふく

yield

降る

ふる

to form (of frost)

降水

こうすい

rainfall

下す

くだす

to beat

降参

こうさん

being defeated (e.g. by a problem)

降下

こうか

passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

降雨

こうう

rainfall

降水量

こうすいりょう

amount of precipitation

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

雨が降ってきた。

The rain started to fall.

彼は降りる決心をした。

He decided to descend.

山を降りるのは大変だ。

Descending the mountain is difficult.

彼は降参した。

He surrendered.

雪が降る。

Snow is falling.