Explore 降 in travel and weather. Learn each reading with a complete word and its context.
The idea
降 has 10 strokes. 降りる（おりる）means to get off or descend; 降る（ふる）describes rain or snow falling. In 下降（かこう）, 降 is read こう and names a descent.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 降りる | おりる | get off; descend |
| 降る | ふる | fall (rain, snow) |
| 下降 | かこう | descent |
Examples
- 次の駅で電車を降ります。I get off the train at the next station.
- 階段をゆっくり降ります。I go down the stairs slowly.
- 今日は雨が降っています。It is raining today.
- 昨夜、雪が降りました。It snowed last night.
- 飛行機が下降を始めました。The plane began to descend.
- 病院の前でバスを降りました。We got off the bus in front of the hospital.
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Watch out
Do not read every 降 as お: 雨が降る uses ふる. With a vehicle, を marks what you leave, as in 電車を降りる.
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Write the reading of 降りる in hiragana.
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おりる
降りる is おりる: use it to get off a train or descend stairs.
Write the reading of 降る in hiragana.
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ふる
降る is ふる: 雨が降る means that it rains.
Choose the missing kanji: 下＿（かこう）［降／雨］.
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降
降 completes 下降（かこう）, a descent such as a plane’s.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 降りる in hiragana.
Write the reading of 降る in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: 下＿（かこう）［降／雨］.
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Write 降 following the linked stroke diagram. Cover the readings and read 降りる, 降る and 下降; make a sentence about the weather.