降りる

おりる

To get off, to alight, to go down

N5verb·oriru

How to remember it

Picture yourself 'lowering' (ori-) off a train to step down onto the platform.

Example sentences

  • 次の駅でバスを降ります。

    つぎのえきでバスをおります。

    I will get off the bus at the next station.

  • 階段を気をつけて降りてください。

    かいだんをきをつけておりてください。

    Please be careful going down the stairs.

Usage

Intransitive; pair with を for the vehicle or stairs you leave (e.g. バスを降りる).

Related words

乗る上る降ろす

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