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下りる

おりる

to go down, to come down

Mnemonic

The same おりる, written with 下, the mark that sits below the line. Not off anything: simply down, one stair at a time, and you were sat した on the top one a moment ago: おりる.

Worth knowing

Same reading as 降りる おりる. 下りる is going down stairs or a hill; 降りる is getting off a vehicle.

Built from

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

Also read おりる

to get off, to go down

Words sharing these kanji

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

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