1.
descent; going down; decline; fall
The act of moving downward or decreasing. Used for physical descent, declining numbers, or decreasing trends.
HOMOPHONE: 火口 (crater) has the same reading.
PATTERNS:
- 下降する (to descend, to decline)
- 下降傾向 (declining trend)
- 下降気流 (downdraft)
- 急下降 (sharp decline)
ANTONYM:
- 上昇 (rise, ascent)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 低下 (decline, decrease - for quality, levels)
- 降下 (descent - more technical)
- 減少 (decrease - for quantities)