降る|ふるfuru[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N5approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down
    シカゴのあたりでは雨あめが降ふっていました。↗
    It was raining around Chicago.
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto form (of frost)
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in
  4. godan verb, intransitive verbto visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive
Conjugation
Dictionary form降る(ふる)
Polite (masu)降ります(ふります)
Negative (nai)降らない(ふらない)
polite (masen)降りません(ふりません)
classical zu / nu降らず・降らぬ(ふらず・ふらぬ)
Past (ta)降った(ふった)
polite (mashita)降りました(ふりました)
Past negative (nakatta)降らなかった(ふらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)降りませんでした(ふりませんでした)
Te form降って(ふって)
Potential降れる(ふれる)
Passive降られる(ふられる)
Causative降らせる(ふらせる)
Causative passive降らせられる・降らされる(ふらせられる・ふらされる)
Conditional (ba)降れば(ふれば)
tara降ったら(ふったら)
Volitional降ろう(ふろう)
polite (mashou)降りましょう(ふりましょう)
Imperative降れ(ふれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive降るふる⇄transitive降らすふらす
雨あめが降ふる
降る describes rain, snow, etc. falling naturally (雨が降る), while 降らす means to cause something to fall, as in shedding tears (涙を降らす).

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Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym降り注ぐふりそそぐWrittenWritten/formal prose. Falls in large amounts as if poured down; also used for sunlight, as in 「日差しが降り注ぐ」.
  • Antonym止むやむNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「降る」: rain or snow that is falling stops, as in 「雨が止む」.
  • Antonym晴れるはれるNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「降る」: the rain stops and the sky clears up.

「降る」 is the default for rain or snow falling. Use 「降り注ぐ」 for a heavy, pouring fall (also for sunlight), 「止む」 when the rain stops, and 「晴れる」 when the sky clears.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (物体ぶったい等とうが)上じょうから落おちてくる。特とくに雨あめ、雪ゆき、霰あられなどがまとまって落おちてくる。
  2. 霜しもがおりる。
  3. 光ひかりが注そそぐ。
  4. (予期よきせぬ出来事できごとが)自分じぶんの身みに起おこる。
  5. (「ふるように」「ふるほど」の形かたちで)多おおく押し寄おしよせるさま。
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