# 降 — descend; get off; fall as rain

降 means “descend; get off; fall as rain”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: お(りる) (oriru), ふ(る) (furu). You'll see it in words such as 降りる (oriru, “to descend; to go down”).

- Meaning: descend; get off; fall as rain
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: お(りる) (oriru), ふ(る) (furu)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 降

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 夂 dragging feet · 㐄 dancing feet

## Words with 降

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 降りる | おりる (oriru) | to descend; to go down |
| 降る | ふる (furu) | to fall; to come down |
| 降ろす | おろす (orosu) | to take down; to bring down |

## Don't confuse it with

[隆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swell-up/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[飛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fly/) · [座](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sit/) · [降](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/descend/) · [迎](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/welcome/) · [寄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drop-by/) · [停](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/halt/) · [散](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/scatter/)

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