ichidan verb
Used for running down stairs, slopes, hills, etc. Emphasizes speed and downward direction.
彼は階段を駆け降りた。
He ran down the stairs.
子供たちが坂を駆け降りていく。
The children are running down the hill.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant using 下りる instead of 降りる.
Kana spelling; common in informal writing or when avoiding kanji.
Rarely used kanji form with 駈.
Compound of 駆ける (to run) and 降りる (to descend).