JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 降: "descend, precipitate, fall"
The kanji 降 means "descend, precipitate, fall, surrender". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read コウ, ゴ in on'yomi and お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る, ふ.り, くだ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウゴ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
お.りるお.ろすふ.るふ.りくだ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | descend, precipitate, fall, surrender |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 596 of 2,501 |
Common words with 降
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 降りるto descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down · to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount
- 降るto fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down · to form (of frost)
- 以降on and after; from ... onward; since
- 降り注ぐtomber en abondance, pleuvoir à verse, inonder (lumière, pluie)
- 飛び降りるto jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
- 降り立つto go down and stand · to alight; to get down
- 降参surrender; submission; capitulation · being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
- 降伏surrender; capitulation; submission · yield
- 降りかかるto fall (on); to rain down; to shower down · to befall; to happen (to)
- 降下descent; fall; drop; (atmospheric) depression · passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
- 舞い降りるto swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on)
- 降臨descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany · arrival (of an important person); appearance
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