下りる - Japanese Vocabulary meaning of 下りる - to descend

下りる

おりる

to descend

おりる

MM - #1543 Common N5

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

1. To descend (e.g. a mountain); To go down; To come down

2. To alight (e.g. from bus); To get off; To disembark; To dismount

3. To step down; To retire; To give up; To quit; To fold

4. To be granted; To be issued; To be given

5. To form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)

6. To be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm) See also 下り物.

OTHER FORMS

MM - #1543 Common N5

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Although 降りる is an intransitive verb, it is an example of a verb of motion that can take direct objects via を (e.g. 階段を下りる "to go down steps").