降

meaningdescend, precipitate, fall, surrender

On'yomi
コウ、ゴ
Kun'yomi
お.りる、お.ろす、ふ.る、ふ.り、くだ.る、くだ.す
Strokes
10
Taught in
Japanese grade 6
Frequency
#596 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

降
  • 降りるおりるto descend
  • 以降いこうon and after
  • 下降かこうdescent
  • 滑降かっこうdescent
  • 降雨こううrainfall
  • 降水量こうすいりょうamount of precipitation
  • 降伏こうふくsurrender
  • 降板こうばんleaving the mound

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