下る
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to descend; to go down; to come down
2. to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
3. to pass (of time)
4. to surrender; to capitulate
5. to be less than; to be inferior to (often in neg. form)
6. to have the runs; to have diarrhea (also written as 瀉る)
7. to pass (in stool); to be discharged from the body
Other spellings
降る
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
くだる
Examples29
山
There is a school down the mountain.
彼
He was given ten years and his wife three.
船
The ship sailed down the river.
船
The boat was rolling down the river.
彼ら
They drifted down the river.
彼
He came down the hill on his bicycle.