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下る
降る
Readings
くだる
kudaru
English
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
to descend, to go down, to come down
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
to pass (of time)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
to surrender, to capitulate
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
often in neg. form
to be less than, to be inferior to
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
See also: 腹が下る
also written as 瀉る
to have the runs, to have diarrhea
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
Archaism
to depreciate oneself, to be humble
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 下る, 下ります
[does], will [do] 下らない, 下りません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 下った, 下りました
[did] 下らなかった, 下りませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 下って, 下りまして 下らないで, 下りませんで 下らなくて
Kanjis
下 ON: カ, ゲ KUN: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Stroke: 3 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-3-1 FC: 1023.3


降 ON: コウ, ゴ KUN: お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る, ふ.り, くだ.る, くだ.す
descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Stroke: 10 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-7 FC: 7725.5


Phrases
山を下ったところに学校がある。
Parts: 山 (やま) 下る (くだる) 所 (ところ) 学校 (がっこう) 有る (ある)
There is a school down the mountain.

彼は懲役十年で、女房には三年の刑が下った。
Parts: 彼 (かれ) 懲役 (ちょうえき) 十 (じゅう) 年 (ねん) 女房 (にょうぼう) には 三年 (さんねん) 刑 (けい) 下る (くだる)
He was given ten years and his wife three.