How do you read 降り?

降り is read ふり (furi), with odaka pitch accent (falls on the next particle).

What JLPT level is 降り?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How is 降り used in a sentence?

次の駅で降ります。 — I'll get off at the next station.

How do you write 降り in romaji?

降り is written furi in romaji.

降ふり

ふり · furi

verb

Rainfall, snowfall

alighting, descending
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

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Odaka

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Example sentences

次の駅で降ります。

つぎのえきでおります。

I'll get off at the next station.

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昨日は雨が降りました。

きのうはあめがふりました。

It rained yesterday.

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私は電車から降りるとき、忘れ物をしないように気をつけています。

わたしはでんしゃからおりるとき、わすれものをしないようにきをつけています。

When getting off the train, I'm careful not to leave anything behind.

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次の駅で降りてください。

つぎのえきでおりてください。

Please get off at the next station.

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Kanji in this word

降Descend, Precipitate, Fall 音こう・ご訓お.りる・お.ろす JLPT N3 · 10 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

降水こうすいrainfall, precipitation 以降いこうon and after, hereafter 降るふるto precipitate, to fall (e.g., rain, snow, etc.)降伏こうふくcapitulation, surrender, submission 下降かこうdecline, descent, fall 降りるおりるto get off

Questions

What does 降り mean?

Rainfall, snowfall. It can also mean: alighting, descending; giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles.

How do you pronounce 降り?

ふり (furi). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.

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