降りる

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

• 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

• 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