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下降
kakou
Description
「下降」は、物や数字などが上から下に下がることを表す言葉です。
"下降" is a word that expresses things or numbers going down from top to bottom.
飛行機が下りるときや、気温が下がるときなど、少しかたい場面でよく使います。
It is often used in somewhat formal situations, such as when an airplane descends or the temperature drops.
Meanings
下降kakou
a fall, descent, going down
飛行機はゆっくり下降を始めた。
The airplane began to descend slowly.
下降するkakou suru
to descend, to go down, to decline
気温が急に下降した。
The temperature dropped suddenly.
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Notes
- Etymology
下 (down) + 降 (descend); the opposite of 上昇 (ascent).
- Nuance
More formal than 下がる; common in weather, aviation, and statistics.
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