下る

Meanings

1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower
2. to hang; to dangle
3. to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire
4. to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded
5. to get closer to the present day

Part of speech: godan verb (る), intransitive

Kanji

• 下

  Meanings

  below, down, descend, give

  On reading

  カ、ゲ

  Kun reading

  した、しも、もと、さ.げる、さ.がる、くだ.る

  Strokes

  3

Example sentences

• ランプは天井から下がっていた。

  The lamp hung from the ceiling.

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