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Japanese word 下り: downbound train / outbound train. Meanings and example sentences.

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下り (くだり): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

下り (くだり) means downbound train / outbound train.

See example sentences below.

下り at a glance

下り
くだりkudari
N3noun
downbound train / outbound train
下りくだりkudariN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 下り

Core meaning

downbound train / outbound train

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この駅には下りの電車しか止まりません。

Translation

Only downbound trains stop at this station.

Example 2

東京から下りの新幹線に乗りました。

Translation

I rode the downbound Shinkansen from Tokyo.

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