descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

About this kanji

The kanji 降 (こう) primarily means to descend or to fall, and it can be used as a verb or a noun. As a verb, you might see it in 降る (ふる), which means "to fall," referring to rain or snow. In terms of compounds, 以降 (いこう) means "on and after," while 下降 (かこう) translates to "descent," often used in contexts like altitude decline. Another example is 滑降 (かっこう), which specifies a type of descent, especially in skiing. A useful note is that 降 can signify both a physical descent, like rain falling, and a metaphorical surrender, such as giving in to an argument.

Example sentences

• 雪が降り始めた。

  It has started to snow.

Meanings across languages

English

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Tiếng Việt

xuống, kết tủa, rơi, đầu hàng

日本語

こう, くだる, ふる, しずむ

한국어

내리다, 침전하다, 떨어지다, 항복하다

中文

降落, 沉淀, 下降, 投降

id

turun

th

ตกลงมา

es

descender

fr

descendre

de

absteigen

pt

descer

Common compounds

• 以降いこうon and after, from ... onward, since
• 下降かこうdescent, fall, drop
• 滑降かっこうdescent (esp. in skiing), sliding down, skiing down
• 降るふるto fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down, to form (of frost)
• 降雨こううrainfall, rain
• 降参こうさんsurrender, submission, capitulation
• 降水こうすいrainfall, precipitation
• 降雪こうせつsnowfall, snow