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下る (さがる): to descend, to drop, to fall — Japanese vocabulary

下る is read さがる and means "to descend, to drop, to fall". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

下る

Reading
さがる · sagaru
Translation
to descend, to drop, to fall
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
さがるが

Example

夜になると、気温が下がります。

よるになると、きおんがさがります。

At night, the temperature drops.

Kanji in this word

  • 下 — down, below

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