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下る (くだる): to get down, to descend — Japanese vocabulary

下る is read くだる and means "to get down, to descend". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

下る

Reading
くだる · kudaru
Translation
to get down, to descend
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
くだるが

Example

白いボートが流れを下っていった。

しろいボートがながれをくだっていった。

The white boat went down the stream.

Kanji in this word

  • 下 — down, below

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