Vocabulary

What does 下がる (さがる, sagaru) mean?

下がる (さがる, sagaru) means to go down, to drop; to step back.

Quick facts
Readingさがる
Romajisagaru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
さがる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsagaru

to go down, to drop; to step back

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to come down; to go down; to fall
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to hang; to dangle
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to move back; to step back; to withdraw
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded
  5. 5godan verb · intransitive to get closer to the present day

Example sentences

  • The temperature dropped as night fell.

  • After taking the medicine, my fever went down.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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