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    3. 下り

    下り

    下くだり​

    down-train

    N3KMT4News #8+1CoreTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab5 strokes

    降り

    くだり

    Noun

    1.
    down-train, train heading toward the ending point of its route

    Noun, Particle

    2.
    down-slope, downward going
    3.
    downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)

    Noun, Prefix

    4.
    downstream, downhill

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    下くだりの電でん車しゃに乗のります。

    I'll take the down-train.

    KMT4Travel & Transportation
    これは東とう京きょうからの下くだり列れっ車しゃです。

    This is a down-train from Tokyo.

    KMT4Travel & Transportation
    新しん幹かん線せんの下くだりホームはあちらです。

    The down-train platform for the Shinkansen is over there.

    KMT4Travel & Transportation
    山やまを下おりる道みちは急きゅうな下くだり坂ざかだった。

    The path down the mountain was a steep downhill slope.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    この川かわは下くだりになると流ながれが速はやくなる。

    The current of this river becomes faster downstream.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationNature & Environment

    Characters that make up this word

    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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