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What does 降りる (おりる, oriru) mean?

降りる (おりる, oriru) means to get off, to get down (from a vehicle, mountain, etc.).

Quick facts
Readingおりる
Romajioriru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おりる
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonoriru

to get off, to get down (from a vehicle, mountain, etc.)

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to step down; to retire; to give up
  4. 4ichidan verb · intransitive to be granted; to be issued; to be given
  5. 5ichidan verb · intransitive to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)

Example sentences

  • I get off the bus.

  • I get off at the next station.

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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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