Japanese symbol for “downhill”
下り坂
くだりざか
Romaji: kudarizaka
downhill; downward slope; descent
In Japanese, downhill is 下り坂, read くだりざか (kudarizaka).
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Meanings
- n downhill; downward slope; descent
- n decline; waning; ebb; (going) downhill
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “downhill”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下り | くだり kudari | downstream; downhill |
| ダウンヒル | ダウンヒル daunhiru | downhill |
| 滑降 | かっこう kakkou | downhill (race) |
| 下坂 | しもさか shimosaka | downhill; decline; waning |
| 滑降競技 | かっこうきょうぎ kakkoukyougi | downhill; downhill race |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
| 上下 | じょうげ jouge | top and bottom; high and low; above and below |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ chikatetsu | subway; metro; underground (railway) |
| 部下 | ぶか buka | subordinate person |
| 坂道 | さかみち sakamichi | hill road |
| 坂東 | ばんどう bandou | Bandō; former name of the Kantō region |
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.