降 — descend, precipitate, fall
ふる
降
descend
ふる
U+964D
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #596
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1405
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- descend
- precipitate
- fall
- surrender
Readings
- On'yomi
- こう kou ご go
- Kun'yomi
- お o ふ fu くだ kuda
word
ふ fu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
19 wordsEach dot is a word containing 降: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 14 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.