I Love Kanji下る (sagaru)
下る (さがる, sagaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to come down; to go down”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- さがる
- Romaji
- sagaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink · godan verb, intransitive
- to hang; to dangle · godan verb, intransitive
- to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire · godan verb, intransitive
- to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded · godan verb, intransitive
- to get closer to the present day · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 下る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 下る | さがる sagaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 下ります | さがります sagarimasu |
| Negative | 下らない | さがらない sagaranai |
| Polite negative | 下りません | さがりません sagarimasen |
| Past | 下った | さがった sagatta |
| Polite past | 下りました | さがりました sagarimashita |
| Negative past | 下らなかった | さがらなかった sagaranakatta |
| Te-form | 下って | さがって sagatte |
| Potential | 下れる | さがれる sagareru |
| Passive | 下られる | さがられる sagarareru |
| Causative | 下らせる | さがらせる sagaraseru |
| Volitional | 下ろう | さがろう sagarou |
| Imperative | 下れ | さがれ sagare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 下れば | さがれば sagareba |
Kanji in 下る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 下る.
下したbelow靴下くつしたsocks下手へたunskillful廊下ろうかcorridor下さいくださいplease (give me)地下鉄ちかてつsubway以下いかnot exceeding ...下宿げしゅくboarding下着したぎunderwear下りるおりるto descend (e.g. a mountain)下げるさげるto hang下すおろすto take down下りくだりdown-train地下ちかunderground
Source: JMdict entry 1184160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.