Word Meaning 肩の荷が下りる

かたのにがおりる kata no ni ga oriru

肩の荷が下りる is read as かたのにがおりる (kata no ni ga oriru) and means to feel relieved of one's burden.

Meaning

English

  1. to feel relieved of one's burden
  2. to have a weight removed from one's mind

Reading

Kana

かたのにがおりる

Romaji

kata no ni ga oriru

Writing Variants

  • 肩のにがおりる かたのにがおりる katanonigaoriru
  • 肩の荷がおりる かたのにがおりる kata no nigaoriru
  • 肩の荷が降りる かたのにがおりる kata no ni ga oriru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 132118 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

荷が下りる

にがおりる

to feel relieved

肩揚げを下ろす

かたあげをおろす

to come of age (for a girl)

荷を下ろす

にをおろす

to take a load off

右肩下がり

みぎかたさがり

decreasing (graph falling to the right)

肩を入れる

かたをいれる

to cover one's exposed shoulder again

肩が張る

かたがはる

to have stiff shoulders

肩透かしを食わせる

かたすかしをくわせる

to dodge (an attack, question, etc.)

肩書

かたがき

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord)

肩代わり

かたがわり

taking over another's debt

かた

shoulder