降りる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
下りる

Etymology

From the classical upper bigrade verb (ラ行上二段活用) () (oru).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「降りる
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
降りる
Imperative (命令形) 降りろ
Key constructions
Passive 降りられる りられ
Causative 降りさせる りさせ
Potential 降りられる りられ
Volitional 降りよう りよ
Negative 降りない ない
Negative perfective 降りなかった なかった
Formal 降ります りま
Perfective 降りた りた
Conjunctive 降りて りて
Hypothetical conditional 降りれば れば

Verb

()りる (oriruintransitive ichidan (stem () (ori), past ()りた (orita))

Japanese verb pair
active 降ろす
mediopassive 降りる
  1. get off, disembark
    バスから()りる/バス()りる
    basu kara oriru/basu o oriru
    to get off the bus
  2. descend, go down
  3. step down, retire
  4. give up, quit

Usage notes

The kanji usage of 降りる versus 下りる (both pronounced おりる and with very similar meanings of “to lower (oneself)”) is somewhat delicate.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN