Used for precipitation, often in weather contexts. Can refer to rain or snow depending on the season.
今日の降りは激しいですね。
The rainfall is heavy today, isn't it?
alighting; descending
Refers to getting off a vehicle or descending from something. Often used in compounds like バス降り (bus alighting) or in contrast with 乗り (boarding).
See also: 降りる
バスの降りは次の停留所です。
The bus alighting is at the next stop.
The rain has been getting heavier since evening.
The snowfall in winter is quiet and beautiful.
山の降りは登りより楽だ。
Descending the mountain is easier than climbing it.
バスの乗り降りには気をつけてください。
Please be careful when getting on and off the bus.
The rain should let up after midday.
下車 is a formal word specifically for getting off a train or vehicle, while 降り is a more general, everyday term for alighting or descending.
乗り means boarding or getting on, the direct opposite of 降り, which means alighting or getting off.
振り (a swing, gesture, or pretense) is a homophone of 降り (rainfall or alighting) but has a completely unrelated meaning.
降りる is the verb 'to get off/descend', while 降り is the related noun form, and learners sometimes mix up which one to use in a sentence.
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper pattern · marbling (of beef) · blanching (fish, chicken, shellfish) · formation of frost
rain down; pour down; shower down
downpour; heavy rain; cloudburst
rainfall; rainy weather; rain · rainy; wet
continue to rain or snow
fall continuously; pour down; come down hard
to fall and pile up; to lie thick
heavy rain; steady rain; downpour
The noun form of the verb 降る (ふる, 'to fall from the sky'), using the continuative stem 降り. The alighting sense is derived from the verb 降りる (おりる, 'to get off'), sharing the same kanji.
begin to rain; begin to snow
rainy spell
heavy rain; downpour
light rain; drizzle
driving rain; slanting rain
snowfall; snowy weather
driving rain; rainstorm; wind and rain
lie scattered; be strewn with; be covered with
rain harder; snow harder
stop raining or snowing
fall and pile up; lie thick