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Kanji 降: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 降: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Key takeaways

Kanji 降: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

降
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Meaning

descendprecipitatefallsurrender

On reading

コウゴ

Kun reading

お.りるお.ろすふ.るふ.りくだ.るくだ.す

Radical

阜

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 降

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Kanji structure breakdown

降

Structure breakdown

⻖ + 夅

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character depicts the act of descending (夅) from a hill or high place (⻖). Imagine rain falling or a person coming down from a mountain. It is used in words like descent (降下) and rainfall (降雨).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

コウ
  • 降水こうすい

    precipitation / rainfall

  • 降伏こうふく

    surrender / capitulation

  • 以降いこう

    from / after / onwards

  • 下降かこう

    fall / drop / decline

Kun reading

お.りる
  • 降ろすおろす

    to take down / to unload / to let off

  • 降り出すふりだす

    to start raining

  • 降りるおりる

    to get off / to descend

  • 降るふる

    to fall (rain, snow)

Commonly used words

  • 降水
    こうすい

    precipitation / rainfall

  • 降伏
    こうふく

    surrender / capitulation

  • 以降
    いこう

    from / after / onwards

  • 下降
    かこう

    fall / drop / decline

  • 降ろす
    おろす

    to take down / to unload / to let off

  • 降り出す
    ふりだす

    to start raining

  • 降りる
    おりる

    to get off / to descend

  • 降る
    ふる

    to fall (rain, snow)

Example sentences

Example 1

今日の降水量は多いです。

Translation

Today's precipitation amount is high.

Example 2

降水の予報が出ています。

Translation

There is a forecast for precipitation.

Example 3

敵に降伏を申し出た。

Translation

We offered to surrender to the enemy.

Example 4

彼はついに降伏した。

Translation

He finally surrendered.

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