降りる (おりる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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降りる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	降おりる	降おりない
Polite	降おります	降おりません
Past polite	降おりました	降おりませんでした
Past	降おりた	降おりなかった
Te-form	降おりて	降おりないで
Desire	降おりたい	降おりたくない
Potential	降おりられるalso 降おりれる	降おりられないalso 降おりれない
Passive	降おりられる	降おりられない
Causative	降おりさせる	降おりさせない
Causative passive	降おりさせられる	降おりさせられない
Volitional	降おりよう
Polite volitional	降おりましょう
Imperative	降おりろ	降おりるな
Conditional	降おりれば	降おりなければ
Tara conditional	降おりたら	降おりなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

go down; descend; come down

Physical movement from a higher place to a lower place, such as descending a mountain, stairs, or a slope. 下りる is often used for this sense.

Kanji

降descend, precipitate, fall
下below, down, descend

Related words

下くだるN3sense 1
下る emphasizes moving down along a slope, river, or road, while 降りる is the general verb for descending or getting off something.
下げ車しゃN3sense 2
下車する is a formal, single-purpose verb meaning to alight from a train or bus, while 降りる is the everyday verb used for getting off any vehicle.
辞やめるN4sense 3
辞める is the general verb for quitting a job or activity, while 降りる specifically stresses stepping down from a role or withdrawing from a competition.
飛とび降おりるN1
降りる is the neutral verb for getting off or descending (e.g. from a train or stairs), lacking the leaping nuance that 飛び降りる carries.

Opposites

上あがるN5sense 1
上がる means to go up or rise, the direct opposite of 降りる's meaning of going down.
乗のるN5sense 2
乗る means to get on a vehicle, the opposite action of 降りる's meaning of getting off.
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Don't confuse with

落おちるN4
下りる describes someone deliberately getting down or off something like a train, while 落ちる describes something falling or dropping, often accidentally.
降ふるN5
降る means something falls from the sky (rain, snow), whereas 降りる means a person or thing descends or gets off something (a train, stairs).
下さがるN4
下りる is used for descending stairs or getting off a vehicle, while 下がる more often describes a level or position lowering or stepping backward.

Word family· 9

飛とび降おりるN1
jump down; leap down; jump off
乗のり降おりN1
getting on and off; boarding and alighting
滑すべり降おりる
slide down; slip down

Written forms

降おりるUsage59%
Standard kanji for descending, alighting, stepping down, and natural phenomena. Preferred in most contexts.
下おりるUsage25%
Often used for going down stairs/slopes, getting off vehicles, and for permissions/issuance. Interchangeable with 降りる in many cases, but 下りる is especially common for downward movement and official grants.
おりるUsage16%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing and when the kanji distinction is not important.

Etymology

From Old Japanese. The verb おりる is the intransitive form related to おろす (to lower). The kanji 降 is used for descending from a height or natural phenomena, while 下 is used for general downward movement and official issuance. The distinction is not always strict in modern usage.

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