Japanese symbol for “downgrading”
降格
こうかく
Romaji: koukaku
demotion; relegation; downgrading
In Japanese, downgrading 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 “downgrading”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 格下げ | かくさげ kakusage | demotion; downgrading |
| 降級 | こうきゅう koukyuu | downgrading; demotion; degradation |
| 減設 | げんせつ gensetsu | removal (of equipment, facilities, etc.); scaling back; downgrading |
| ランクダウン | ランクダウン rankudaun | downgrade; downgrading |
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 |
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.