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降
On'yomi
コウ・ゴ
KOU / GO
Kun'yomi
お.りる・お.ろす・ふ.る・ふ.り・くだ.る・くだ.す
oriru / orosu / furu / furi / kudaru / kudasu
descend · precipitate · fall · surrender
Details
Strokes10
Frequency#596
Radical阜mound(8)
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Strokes10
Component Breakdown
降=
阝夅
hill + 夅
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of hill and phonetic. Descending hill.
Symbolism
Descent, rainfall, advent. Represents descending.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
天孫降臨
てんそんこうりん
the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess; the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
Proverbs & Idioms
降って湧いたように
ふってわいたように
As if it fell from the sky
Appearing suddenly and unexpectedly
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
朝ぼらけ ありあけの月と 見るまでに 吉野の里に 降れる白雪
Poem #31 from Hyakunin Isshu
坂上是則Sakanoue no Korenori
10th century