降 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
- On
- コウ
- Kun
- お(りる)・ふ(る)
- Meaning
- to descend; get off; (rain) fall
Origin
⻖ "hill" plus 夅 "to go down"; coming down a slope — hence "to descend," and of rain, "to fall."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コウ | 降雨・降参・下降 |
|---|---|
| おりる | 降りる・乗り降り Compare: 下りる |
| おろす | 降ろす Compare: 下ろす・卸す |
| ふる | 降る・大降り |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 下降かこう
descent; fall
- 乗降じょうこう
getting on and off
Example
駅で電車を降りた。
I got off the train at the station.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)