top of stairs; end of moving walkway
Refers to the point where one steps off a flight of stairs or a moving walkway; the 'exit' end of such a structure.
Please wait at the end of the escalator.
exit door (bus, etc.); steps down (from vehicle)
Used for the exit door or the steps leading down from a bus, train, or similar vehicle. Often contrasted with 乗り口 (boarding point).
See also: 乗り口
The exit door of the bus is at the back.
階段の降り口はあちらです。
The top of the stairs is over there.
Please do not stand at the exit steps.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading おりぐち.
Variant spelling using 下 instead of 降; both are used for 'descending'.
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana; less common.
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana; less common.
Compound of 降り (ori, 'descending', from verb 降りる) + 口 (kuchi, 'mouth, opening'). The kanji 降り口 and 下り口 are both used, with 降 emphasizing 'alighting' and 下 emphasizing 'going down'.