Japanese symbol for “demotion”
降格
こうかく
Romaji: koukaku
demotion; relegation; downgrading
In Japanese, demotion is 降格, read こうかく (koukaku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs demotion; relegation; downgrading
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “demotion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 左遷 | させん sasen | demotion; relegation; reduction in rank |
| 格下げ | かくさげ kakusage | demotion; downgrading |
| 転落 | てんらく tenraku | fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent |
| 陥落 | かんらく kanraku | fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion |
| 降任 | こうにん kounin | demotion |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以降 | いこう ikou | on and after; from ... onward; since |
| 降りる | おりる oriru | to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down |
| 降伏 | こうふく koufuku | surrender; capitulation; submission |
| 降る | ふる furu | to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down |
| 下降 | かこう kakou | descent; fall; drop |
| 降下 | こうか kouka | descent; fall; drop |
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
See also: Chinese symbol for “demotion”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.