Word Meaning 降る

ふる furu

降る is read as ふる (furu) and means to form (of frost).

Meaning

English

to form (of frost)
to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight)
to pour in
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.)
to come down
to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come
to arrive

Reading

Kana

ふる

Romaji

furu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 照る,止む Rank 7378 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

降りる

おりる

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

降りしきる

ふりしきる

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

降り積もる

ふりつもる

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow)

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

降り

ふり

alighting

降らす

ふらす

to send (rain)

降り出す

ふりだす

to begin to rain

Example Sentences

雪が降る。

ゆきがふる。

Snow is falling.

雪が降る。

It's snowing.

雨が降るかな？

Do you think that it'll rain?

雨が降ると思う？

Do you think that it'll rain?

雪が降ると思う？

Do you think it's going to snow?

雨は降るのかな？

Is it going to rain?

今日は雪降るかな？

Will it snow today?

雪が降るのかしら？

I wonder whether it'll snow.

今日雨降ると思う？

Do you think it'll rain today?

１月は雪が降る。

We have snow in January.

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