Word Meaning 坂を下りる

さかをおりる saka o oriru

坂を下りる is read as さかをおりる (saka o oriru) and means to go downhill.

Meaning

English

to go downhill
to go down a slope

Reading

Kana

さかをおりる

Romaji

saka o oriru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 72330 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下り坂

くだりざか

downhill

下坂

しもさか

downhill

坂

さか

milestone

坂道

さかみち

hill road

坂東三十三所

ばんどうさんじゅうさんしょ

thirty-three sacred places in the Kanto region (which was previously known as Bandō)

坂東

ばんどう

Bandō

掘り下げる

ほりさげる

to dig down

九州へ下る

きゅうしゅうへくだる

to go down to Kyushu

無下にする

むげにする

to not make good use of (e.g. advice)

引き下げる

ひきさげる

to pull down

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.)

Example Sentences

坂を下りるときに彼女のおんぼろ自転車はキーキー音を立てた。

Her old bike squeaked as she rode down the hill.