“Descent” in Japanese
Short answer
Descent in Japanese is “滑降” (kakkou). Full meaning: descent (esp. in skiing), sliding down, skiing down.
Other ways to say “Descent” in Japanese
降臨
kourin descent (to earth, esp. of a god), advent, epiphany; arrival (of an important person), appearance
下降
kakou descent, fall, drop, decline, downturn, subsidence
降下
kouka descent, fall, drop, (atmospheric) depression; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
下山
gezan descending a mountain, descent
血筋
chisuji lineage, stock, descent, strain, blood relationship
落下
rakka fall, drop, descent, coming down
下り坂
kudarizaka downhill, downward slope, descent; decline, waning, ebb, (going) downhill
急襲
kyuushuu raid, assault, descent
血胤
ketsuin lineage, stock, descent, strain, blood relationship
出自
shutsuji origin, birthplace; descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
血裔
ketsuei lineage, stock, descent, strain, blood relationship
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