Info on the Kanji 降

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What is this? "降"

Meaning(s)

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Reading(s)

onyomi KOU
kunyomi o-riru, o-rosu, fu-ru

Other

stroke count 10
grade 6
jlpt level N3
Example words with 降
WordMeaning
いこう
ikou
on and after / as from / hereafter / thereafter / since
あめこう
ame kou
sea hare
かこう
kakou
downward / descent / fall / drop / subsidence
くだす
kudasu
to make / to pass / to hand down / to let go down / to lower / to do oneself / to do by oneself
おり
ori
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
ふる
furu
to descend / to go down / to come down / to be handed down / to pass / to surrender / to capitulate / to be less than / to be inferior to / to have the runs / to have diarrhea
こうう
kouu
rainfall / rain
こうその
kou sono
going home from kindergarten / coming home from kindergarten
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Example Sentences with 降
雨がっている。

今日海岸に行こうと思っていたのに雨がってきた。

外を見ると雨がり始めている。

風が吹くたびに、桜の花びらが、ひらひらと舞いりてました。



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