下る (くだる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

下る (くだる) means to go down / to descend.

See example sentences below.

下る at a glance

下る

くだるkudaru

N3verb

to go down / to descend

下るくだるkudaruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to go down / to descend

Example 1

階段を下ると部屋があります。

Translation

If you go down the stairs, there is a room.

Example 2

川を下って船で進んだ。

Translation

We traveled downstream by boat.