Word Meaning 降り

おり ori

降り is read as おり (ori) and means giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles.

Meaning

English

giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

Reading

Kana

おり

Romaji

ori

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 照り Rank 121896 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

降りる

おりる

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

降る

ふる

to form (of frost)

降水

こうすい

rainfall

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.)

降格

こうかく

demotion

降雨

こうう

rainfall

降雪

こうせつ

snowfall

降らす

ふらす

to send (rain)

降り出す

ふりだす

to begin to rain

降りしきる

ふりしきる

to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.)

降り注ぐ

ふりそそぐ

to rain incessantly

Example Sentences

彼は降りる決心をした。

かれはおりるけっしんをした。

He decided to descend.

山を降りるのは大変だ。

やまをおりるのはたいへんだ。

Descending the mountain is difficult.

電車が駅に降りてきた。

でんしゃがえきにおりてきた。

The train descended to the station.

遅れて降りた人たちがいた。

おくれておりたひとたちがいた。

There were people who descended late.

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