- to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come downesp. 下りる
- to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismountesp. 降りる
- to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold
- to be granted; to be issued; to be givenesp. 下りる
- to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)esp. 降りる
- to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)esp. 下りるsee also 下り物
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Other forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down
- to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount
- to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold
- to be granted; to be issued; to be given
- to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)
- to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
This usage is for physically moving from a higher place to a lower place.
This usage is for getting off modes of transportation.
This usage is for resigning from a position or quitting an activity.
This usage is for receiving permission, approval, or an official document.
This usage is for describing the condensation or precipitation of atmospheric moisture.
This usage is for describing the excretion or elimination of something from the body.
Generated collocations (experimental)
the act of descendingto get off the busto go down the stairsto descend the mountainto come down from hometo get out of the taxithe action of descendingto come down to the groundplanned descentthe courage to step downfog descendsthe temperature goes downto officially step downthe right to disembarkto alight at the bus stop
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.
A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.