降 Kanji – descend
The Japanese kanji 降 can mean descend, precipitate, fall, surrender.
Meaning and Readings
How is 降 read?
降 has the onyomi readings コウ, ゴ and the kunyomi readings おりる, おろす, ふる, ふり, くだる, くだす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kou, go, oriru, orosu, furu, furi, kudaru, kudasu.
Common Japanese Words Using 降
These common Japanese words contain 降. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 以降（いこう） — on and after, from ... onward, since
- 下降（かこう） — descent, fall, drop, decline, downturn, subsidence
- 滑降（かっこう） — descent (esp. in skiing), sliding down, skiing down
- 降る（ふる） — to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down
- 降雨（こうう） — rainfall, rain
- 降下（こうか） — descent, fall, drop, (atmospheric) depression
- 降参（こうさん） — surrender, submission, capitulation
- 降水（こうすい） — rainfall, precipitation
- 降水量（こうすいりょう） — amount of precipitation, precipitation
- 降雪（こうせつ） — snowfall, snow