# 降 — Descend

Frequency rank 504 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 症 (Symptom), less common than 買 (Buy).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: お、ふ
- Radical: 阜 Mound (Kangxi 170)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A building on the left, with winter and cow stacked on the right — a cow descends from a building in winter, sliding down the icy ramp carefully.

In words:

- 降る ふる — to fall, e.g. rain or snow
- 降りる おりる — to get off, to descend
- 降ろす おろす — to take down,to launch,to drop

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