noun
downhill path
Refers to a path or slope that descends, often used in hiking or describing terrain. Literally 'toe-tip descending'.
この山道は爪先下がりで歩きやすい。
This mountain trail is a downhill path and easy to walk.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in everyday writing.
Compound of 爪先 (tsumasaki, 'toe tip') and 下がり (sagari, 'descending'), literally describing a slope that goes down from the toe's perspective.