Moto 降: Descend; Precipitate; FallKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コウ、ゴ
- Kun'yomi
- お(りる)、お(ろす)、ふ(る)、ふ(り)、くだ(る)、くだ(す)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 253 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コウ・ゴ)
- 下降かこうdescent; fall
- 以降いこうon and after; as from
- 滑降かっこうdescent (esp. in skiing); sliding down
- 降雨こううrainfall; rain
- 降水量こうすいりょうamount of precipitation; precipitation
- 降伏こうふくcapitulation; surrender
- 降板こうばんleaving the mound; being knocked out
- 乗降じょうこうgetting on and off; embarking and disembarking
- 投降とうこうsurrender
- 降雪こうせつsnowfall; snow
- 降格こうかくdemotion; relegation
- 急降下きゅうこうかsudden drop; sharp fall
- 昇降しょうこうascending and descending; going up and down
- 沈降ちんこうsedimentation; subsidence
- 降下こうかdescent; fall
- 降参こうさんsurrender; submission
- 降圧剤こうあつざいdrug to lower blood pressure; antihypertensive
- 降水こうすいrainfall; precipitation
- ご降誕ごこうたんbirth (regal); nativity
- キリスト降誕祭キリストこうたんさいChristmas
- 下降期かこうきdownturn; decrement phase
- 下降気流かこうきりゅうdownward air current
- 下降線かこうせんdownward curve
- 下降調かこうちょうfalling intonation; falling tone
- 乗降場じょうこうじょう(station) platform
- 乗降客じょうこうきゃくpassengers getting on and off (a train)
- 乗降車優先じょうこうしゃゆうせんpriority to pedestrians
- 人工降雨じんこうこううartificial rain; rainmaking
- 再降臨さいこうりんSecond Advent
- 処女降誕しょじょこうたんvirgin birth (esp. the Virgin Birth of Jesus)
- 動力降下どうりょくこうかpower dive
- 勧降かんこうcall to surrender
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 降りるおりるto descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down
- 乗り降りのりおりgetting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
- 土砂降りどしゃぶりdownpour; pouring rain
- 滑り降りるすべりおりるto slide down; to slip down
- 降らすふらすto send (rain); to shed
- 降りふりrainfall; snowfall
- 降りしきるふりしきるto fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
- 降り出すふりだすto begin to rain; to begin to snow
- 降り注ぐふりそそぐto rain incessantly; to downpour
- 降り積もるふりつもるto fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
- 降るふるto fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down
- 降ろすおろすto take down; to bring down
- 雨降りあめふりrainfall; rainy weather
- 霜降りしもふりspeckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)
- 飛び降りとびおりjumping off
- 飛び降りるとびおりるto jump down; to jump off
- そぼ降るそぼふるto drizzle (rain)
- どしゃ降りどしゃぶりdownpour; pouring rain
- ねこ耳を洗うと雨が降るねこみみをあらうとあめがふるif a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
- ザーザー降りザーザーぶりdownpour; drenching rain
- 上がり降りあがりおりgoing up and down; ascent and descent
- 上り降りのぼりくだりgoing up and down; ascent and descent
- 主役から降ろすしゅやくからおろすto relieve someone of the leading role
- 吹き降りふきぶりdriving rain; rainstorm
Other readings
- ざあざあ降りザーザーぶりdownpour; drenching rain
- ざーざー降りザーザーぶりdownpour; drenching rain
- 偏降りかたぶりrainy spell
- 吹降ふきぶりdriving rain; rainstorm
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