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descend, precipitate

JLPT N3 Grade 6 10 strokes
Kun'yomi
お.りる・お.ろす・ふ.る・ふ.り・くだ.る・くだ.す
On'yomi
コウ・ゴ

降 in example sentences

  • Yuki ga furu.

    It's snowing.

  • Shuuten de oriru.

    I'll get off at the last stop.

  • Ame ga furu ka na?

    Do you think that it'll rain?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 降

降 means "descend, precipitate". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 10 strokes. It is read お.りる・お.ろす・ふ.る・ふ.り・くだ.る・くだ.す in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and コウ・ゴ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

Common questions

What does the kanji 降 mean?
降 means "descend, precipitate". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 降 have?
降 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 降 read?
It is read お.りる・お.ろす・ふ.る・ふ.り・くだ.る・くだ.す in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and コウ・ゴ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 降?
降 is a JLPT N3 kanji.