降りる

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

降りる (ichidan conjugation, hiragana おりる, rōmaji oriru)

Japanese verb pair
active 降ろす
mediopassive 降りる
  1. get off, disembark
    バスから ()りる/バスを ()りる
    basu kara oriru/basu o oriru
    to get off the bus
  2. descend, go down
  3. step down, retire
  4. give up, quit

Usage notes

The kanji usage of 降りる versus 下りる (both pronounced おりる and with very similar meanings of “to lower (oneself)”) is somewhat delicate.

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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