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降りる

降りる

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Verb

降りる (ichidan conjugation, hiragana おりる, romaji oriru)

  1. get off, disembark
  2. descend, go down
  3. step down, retire
  4. give up, quit

Usage notes

The kanji usage of 降りる versus 下りる (both pronounced おりる and with very similar meanings of “to lower (oneself)”) is somewhat delicate.

Conjugation

Related terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9