Japanese symbol for “downturn”
下降
かこう
Romaji: kakou
descent; fall; drop; decline
In Japanese, downturn is 下降, read かこう (kakou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “downturn”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失速 | しっそく shissoku | downturn; slowdown; slump |
| 落ち込み | おちこみ ochikomi | decline; downturn; drop |
| 下げ足 | さげあし sageashi | downturn (in the market) |
| 業績悪化 | ぎょうせきあっか gyousekiakka | downturn |
| 下振れ | したぶれ shitabure | downturn; downward swing; downside |
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 |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “downturn”.
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.