降

10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Kun'yomi
  • おりる
    		to descend (e.g. a mountain) ②to alight (e.g. from bus) ③to step down ④to be granted
  • おろす
    		to take down ②to drop off (a passenger) ③to withdraw (money) ④to use for the first time
  • ふる
    		to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.) ②to form (of frost) ③to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight) ④to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
  • ふり
    		rainfall ②alighting
  • くだる
    		to descend ②to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ③to pass (of time) ④to surrender
  • くだす
    		to make a decision ②to give a judgment ③to do in one go
On'yomi
  • コウ
  • ゴ
Nanori
  • ふり
  • ふる

Main Radical

阜(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ふるふり 36.2%
コウ 32.4%
おりるおろす 31.4%
くだるくだす 0.0%
ふり 0.0%

Character Breakdown

descend, precipitate, fall
ふ.る　コウ　お.りる (6th, N3)
to descend, to come down from heaven, to send down
コウ　ゴ　お.りる
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant

Common Words

ふ
降
　
る
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.) ②to form (of frost) ③to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight) ④to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
お
降
　
り
　
る
to descend (e.g. a mountain) ②to alight (e.g. from bus) ③to step down ④to be granted
い
以
こう
降
on and after
こう
降
ふく
伏
capitulation ②yield
こう
降
りん
臨
descent (to earth, esp. of a god) ②arrival (of an important person)
ふ
降
　
り
そそ
注
　
ぐ
to rain incessantly
ま
舞
　
い
お
降
　
り
　
る
to swoop down upon
ふ
降
　
り
つ
積
　
も
　
る
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow)
ふ
降
　
り
だ
出
　
す
to begin to rain
と
飛
　
び
お
降
　
り
じ
自
さつ
殺
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
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References

Unicode hex code 964D
JIS X 0208 1-25-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4994
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6450
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 458
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41620
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 947
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 977
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 984
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 873
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 898
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 136
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 731
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1317
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d7.7
Four corner code 7725.4
De Roo Code 3655