降
- Kanji
- 降
- Level
- N3
- Meaning
- Descend, fall, drop
- On'yomi
- コウ
- Kun'yomi
- お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る
- Strokes
- 10
- Common compounds
降伏 (こうふく) surrender 降車 (こうしゃ) getting off (a vehicle) 雨が降る (あめがふる) it rains
- Memory hook
The 'mountain' (山) with 'ten' (十) arrows falling from above suggests descending a mountain or arrows falling.