降 means “fall, descend”

ふ · fu

Also: precipitate, surrender

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おりる, おろす, ふる, ふり, くだる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

コウ, ゴ

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The story

Rain descends from hills: 降る (furu) describes rain falling, snow falling, anything coming down from the sky. The left radical suggests a high place from which things descend.

Used in 降雨 (kouu, rainfall) and 降雪 (kousetsu, snowfall)

Words with 降

• 降水 (こうすい, kousui): precipitation

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