く	だ
下

る

Godan verb, intransitive verb

1. to descend, to go down, to come down.
2. to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.).
3. to pass (of time).
4. to surrender, to capitulate.
5. to be less than, to be inferior to. Often in neg. form.
6. to have the runs, to have diarrhea. Also written as 瀉る.
7. to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body.
8. to depreciate oneself, to be humble. Archaism.