This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、ゴ、お.りる、お.ろす、ふ.る、ふ.り、くだ.る、くだ.す
Romaji: kou, go, o.riru, o.rosu, fu.ru, fu.ri, kuda.ru, kuda.su
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Name Readings

Kana: ふり、ふる
Romaji: furi, furu
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Meanings

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  170
Frequency:  596
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  gang
Chinese Reading:  xiang2
Unicode:  964d
JIS:  395F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 458
Nelson Index: 4994
New Nelson Index: 6450
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2d7.7
Four Corner Index: 7725.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 863
Gakken Index: 787
Japanese Names Index: 1058
Daikanwanjiten Index: 41620
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0822
Remembering the kanji Index: 1308
Kanji Flashcards Index: 984
Kodansha Compact Index: 731
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 873
Kanji in Context Index: 136
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 335
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 414
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1317
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1405
Essential Kanji Index: 887
Kodansha Kanji Index: 548
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3655
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 898

Words

以降 (いこう)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
下る (くだる)
to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea
降伏 (こうふく)
capitulation; surrender; submission
降板 (こうばん)
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resigning from a role or position
降下 (こうか)
fall; descent; (plane) landing; (atmos.) depression
乗降 (じょうこう)
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
降る (ふる)
to precipitate; to fall (e.g. rain)
降格 (こうかく)
demotion
降りる (おりる)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
降水 (こうすい)
rainfall; precipitation
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