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There are 25 total results for your 降りる search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

降りる

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 oriru
    おりる
(v1,vi) (1) to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; (2) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; (3) to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; (4) to be granted; to be issued; to be given; (5) to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); (6) to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

舞降りる

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 maioriru
    まいおりる
(v1,vi) to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

飛降りる

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 tobioriru
    とびおりる
(v1,vi) to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

駆降りる

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 kakeoriru
    かけおりる
(Ichidan verb) to run down (stairs, etc.)

駈降りる

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 kakeoriru
    かけおりる
(irregular okurigana usage) (Ichidan verb) to run down (stairs, etc.)

滑り降りる

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 suberioriru
    すべりおりる
(Ichidan verb) to slide down; to slip down

舞い降りる

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 maioriru
    まいおりる
(v1,vi) to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

跳び降りる

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 tobioriru
    とびおりる
(v1,vi) to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

霜が降りる

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 shimogaoriru
    しもがおりる
(exp,v1) to become frosted; to become frosty

飛び降りる

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 tobioriru
    とびおりる
(v1,vi) to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

駆け降りる

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 kakeoriru
    かけおりる
(Ichidan verb) to run down (stairs, etc.)

駈け降りる

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 kakeoriru
    かけおりる
(Ichidan verb) to run down (stairs, etc.)

天から降りる

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 tenkaraoriru
    てんからおりる
(exp,v1) to fall from heaven (the sky)

肩の荷が降りる

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 katanonigaoriru
    かたのにがおりる
(exp,v1) to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

Variations:
舞い降りる
舞降りる

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 maioriru
    まいおりる
(v1,vi) to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

Variations:
滑り降りる
滑り下りる

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 suberioriru
    すべりおりる
(Ichidan verb) to slide down; to slip down

Variations:
這い降りる
這い下りる

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 haioriru
    はいおりる
(v1,vi) to climb down; to crawl down

清水の舞台から飛び降りる

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 kiyomizunobutaikaratobioriru
    きよみずのぶたいからとびおりる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple

Variations:
降りる(P)
下りる(P)

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 oriru
    おりる
(v1,vi) (1) (esp. 下りる) to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; (v1,vi) (2) (esp. 降りる) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; (v1,vi) (3) to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold; (v1,vi) (4) (esp. 下りる) to be granted; to be issued; to be given; (v1,vi) (5) (esp. 降りる) to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); (v1,vi) (6) (esp. 下りる) (See 下り物) to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

Variations:
霜が降りる
霜がおりる(sK)
霜が下りる(sK)

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 shimogaoriru
    しもがおりる
(exp,v1) to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost

Variations:
飛び下りる(P)
飛び降りる(P)
跳び降りる
飛降りる

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 tobioriru
    とびおりる
(v1,vi) to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

Variations:
肩の荷が下りる
肩の荷がおりる
肩の荷が降りる
肩のにがおりる

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 katanonigaoriru
    かたのにがおりる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

Variations:
駆け下りる
駆け降りる
駈け降りる
駆下りる
駆降りる
駈降りる(io)

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 kakeoriru
    かけおりる
(Ichidan verb) to run down (stairs, etc.)

Variations:
清水の舞台から飛び降りる
清水の舞台から飛び下りる
清水の舞台から飛びおりる

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 kiyomizunobutaikaratobioriru
    きよみずのぶたいからとびおりる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple

Variations:
清水の舞台から飛び降りる
清水の舞台から飛び下りる
清水の舞台から飛びおりる(sK)

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 kiyomizunobutaikaratobioriru
    きよみずのぶたいからとびおりる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
This page contains 25 results for "降りる" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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