下りる

Meanings

1. to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down
2. to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount
3. to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold
4. to be granted; to be issued; to be given
5. to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)

Part of speech: ichidan verb, 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

• あのプロのスキーヤーは離れ業をしながら山をおりるのが好きだった。

  The professional skier liked to "hot-dog" down the mountain.

  Tatoeba #231254 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• ここで降りましょう。

  Let's get off here.

  Tatoeba #224559 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 今朝は露が降りた。

  The dew fell this morning.

  Tatoeba #225260 · CC BY 2.0 FR