Conjugation
Tap for 降りる (get off)
Tap for 降る (fall; come down)
- 降車 — getting off a vehicle
- 降雨 — rainfall
- 降格 — demotion
- 以降 — after / from this point on
- 降りる — to get off / to go down
- 降ろす — to unload / to let off
- 降る — to fall (rain, snow)
降 is used for moving downward from a higher point, literally or figuratively. It’s common in transportation (getting off), weather (rainfall), and status change (降格). The radical 阝(こざとへん)relates to hills or mounds, hinting at movement over terrain.
バスを 次の 停留所で 降ります。
I’ll get off the bus at the next stop.
駅の 階段を 降りて、左に 曲がってください。
Go down the station stairs and turn left.
雨が 降りたので、傘をさしました。
Since it started to rain, I opened my umbrella.
