降 — kanji meaning “descend”
降
descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
- Meanings
- descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)、ゴ (go)
- Kun'yomi
- お.りる、お.ろす、ふ.る、ふ.り、くだ.る、くだ.す
- Name readings
- ふり、ふる
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #596 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 170
- Chinese reading
- jiàng, xiáng — Chinese character page
Words with 降
| 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 |
| 降り | ふり furi | rainfall; snowfall |
| 降水 | こうすい kousui | rainfall; precipitation |
| 降板 | こうばん kouban | leaving the mound; being knocked out |
| 土砂降り | どしゃぶり doshaburi | downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain |
| 降雨 | こうう kouu | rainfall; rain |
| 降格 | こうかく koukaku | demotion; relegation; downgrading |
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