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下がる

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

下がる — “to go down, to fall, to drop”

下がる (read さがる) means to go down, to fall, to drop. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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さがる

Meaning

to go down, to fall, to drop

下がる in a sentence

気温きおんが急きゅうに下がりさがりました。

The temperature dropped suddenly.

The kanji in 下がる

下below, down

Words that share a kanji with 下がる

下さいください— (with te-form verb) please do for me
靴下くつした— socks
下した— under, below, beneath
地下鉄ちかてつ— underground train, subway
下手へた— unskillful, poor
廊下ろうか— corridor
下げるさげる— to lower, to bring down, to reduce
部下ぶか— subordinate

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