Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower.
  2. to hang, to dangle.
  3. to move back, to step back, to withdraw, to retire.
  4. to deteriorate, to fall off, to be downgraded.
  5. to get closer to the present day.
  6. to go south. In Kyoto.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
下がる さがる
 
下る さがる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

below, down, descend
カ した くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)