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降りる

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
下りる

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • 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 [òríꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 降りろ [òríꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 降りられる りられ [òríráréꜜrù]
Causative 降りさせる りさせ [òrísáséꜜrù]
Potential 降りられる りられ [òríráréꜜrù]
Volitional 降りよう りよ [òríyóꜜò]
Negative 降りない ない [òríꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 降りなかった なかった [òríꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 降ります りま [òrímáꜜsù]
Perfective 降りた りた [óꜜrìtà]
Conjunctive 降りて りて [óꜜrìtè]
Hypothetical conditional 降りれば れば [òríꜜrèbà]

Verb

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()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

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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

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References

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