降る

Meanings

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

Part of speech: godan verb (る), intransitive

Kanji

• 降

  Meanings

  descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

  On reading

  コウ、ゴ

  Kun reading

  お.りる、お.ろす、ふ.る、ふ.り、くだ.る、くだ.す

  Strokes

  10

Example sentences

• シカゴのあたりでは雨が降っていました。

  It was raining around Chicago.

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