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降
descend · fall (rain, snow) · get off (vehicle)
N4On: こうKun: おりる、ふる
Memory Aid
The left component (阝) resembles a steep hill or cliff. The right part, with its elements suggesting walking and a drop, visually depicts something or someone stepping down or falling from it.
'KOU' — Think 'GO DOWN!' as something is falling or you are descending.
'FU' — 'Phew!' when the rain *falls* (降る) heavily.
Vocabulary
降るふるto fall (rain, snow)
降りるおりるto get off (a vehicle), to descend
降雪こうせつsnowfall
降車口こうしゃぐちexit for alighting (e.g., from a train or bus)
Example Sentences
今日は一日中、雨が降っています。
It's been raining all day today.
バスは次のバス停で降ります。
The bus will stop at the next bus stop (for people to get off).
冬になると雪がたくさん降ります。
When winter comes, a lot of snow falls.
ここで降りてください。
Please get off here.