10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Kun'yomi
  • to descend (e.g. a mountain) ②to alight (e.g. from bus) ③to step down ④to be granted
  • to take down ②to drop off (a passenger) ③to withdraw (money) ④to use for the first time
  • to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.) ②to form (of frost) ③to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight) ④to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
  • rainfall ②alighting
  • to descend ②to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ③to pass (of time) ④to surrender
  • to make a decision ②to give a judgment ③to do in one go
On'yomi
  • コウ
Nanori
  • ふり
  • ふる

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

descend, precipitate, fall
ふ.る コウ お.りる (6th, N3)
to descend, to come down from heaven, to send down
コウ ゴ お.りる
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant

Common Words

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.) ②to form (of frost) ③to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight) ④to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain) ②to alight (e.g. from bus) ③to step down ④to be granted
on and after
surrender ②yield
descent (to earth, esp. of a god) ②arrival (of an important person)
to rain incessantly
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow)
to go down and stand ②to alight
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References

Unicode hex code 964D
JIS X 0208 1-25-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4994
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6450
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 458
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 548
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41620
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 863
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 947
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 977
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 984
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 873
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 898
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 136
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 731
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1317
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d7.7
Four corner code 7725.4
De Roo Code 3655