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下がる

さがる

to come down, to hang down, to fall

Mnemonic

Whatever was up comes down 下 on its own, sagging as it goes, and the thermometer finally agrees with everybody. Nobody pulled it down: さがる.

Worth knowing

上がる あがる is the same movement the other way. 下りる おりる is coming down off something and 落ちる おちる is falling. 秋 あき is the other fall, the season.

Built from

under, below
A mark sitting below the line, the mirror of 上.

Words sharing these kanji

under, below under (the supervision of) to go down, to come down hallway underground subordinate to lower, to turn down to look down, to overlook bad at, poor

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