Word Meaning 降り

ふり furi

降り is read as ふり (furi) and means alighting.

Meaning

English

alighting
descending
rainfall
snowfall

Reading

Kana

ふり

Romaji

furi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 照り Rank 20428 Priority D

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.

降りてくれ！

Get off me.

飛び降りろ！

Jump!

降りますか？

Are you getting off?

降りてこい。

Come down from there.

雪が降りそう？

Is it going to snow?

終点で降りて。

Get off at the last station.

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