How to say 'Fall' in Japanese | 降る

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The Japanese word for Fall is 'Furu', written as 降る in Japanese.'Fall' in hiragana is ふる.

word

降る

Meaning

Fall

Reading

ふる

furu

Kanji

降Descend, Fall

Explanation

The Japanese verb '降る (ふる)' primarily means 'to fall' and is most commonly used to describe precipitation, such as rain or snow. It is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. For example: it is raining「雨が降っている」(あめがふっている). It snowed yesterday「昨日雪が降った」(きのうゆきがふった). While '降る' is most often associated with weather, it can also be used metaphorically or in other contexts where something descends or falls, though this is less common. For instance: tears fell「涙が降った」(なみだがふった).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2461

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 降る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

降

Meaning

Descend, Fall

Hiragana in the Word 降る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 降る Through the Kanji 降

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 降 as well.

word

以降

Meaning

After

word

降りる

Meaning

Descend

word

雨降り

Meaning

Rainfall

word

乗り降り

Meaning

Boarding, Alighting

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What does 'Furu' (降る) mean?

'Furu' means 'Fall' .

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