Meaning 下がる: to Get Closer to the Present Day

Meaning

English

to get closer to the present day
to go south
to hang
to dangle
to deteriorate
to fall off
to be downgraded
to move back

Reading

Kana

さがる

Romaji

sagaru

Writing Variants

下るさがる sagaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 上がる Rank 6116 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下げる

さげる

to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards

下る

くだる

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

下さる

くださる

to give

下回る

したまわる

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.)

下司ばる

げすばる

to be churlish

下車

げしゃ

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.)

下り

くだり

downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)

下ろす

おろす

to withdraw (money)

下水

げすい

sewage

下山

げざん

descending a mountain

下見

したみ

preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes)

下がり

さがり

a little after ...

Example Sentences

10

お前には頭が下がるよ。

I take my hat off to you.

彼の努力に頭が下がる。

I take my hat off to him for his hard work.

彼女の努力には頭が下がる。

I take my hat off to her for her effort.

トムの努力には頭が下がるよ。

I admire Tom's efforts.

ガソリン価格は下がるんですか？

Are gas prices going down?

実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かな。

The boughs that bear most hang lowest.

ガソリン価格は下がる傾向ですか？

Are gas prices going to go down?

気温が下がると関節が痛むんだ。

My joints ache when it gets cold.

貴重品は傷がつくと価値が下がる。

A valuable object decreases in value if it is damaged.

物価が下がるといいなってみんな思ってるよ。

We all want prices to fall.