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下りる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
降りる
BOOST
Reading : おりる   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down  (esp. 下りる)
2. to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount  (esp. 降りる)
3. to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit
4. to be granted; to be issued; to be given  (esp. 下りる)
5. to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)  (esp. 降りる)
6. to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)  (see also: 下り物; esp. 下りる)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 162,077 which gives a rank of 582
降りる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 47,000 (about 10,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 817 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6488
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 10 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
その
とし
とった
おとこ
バス
りた

The old man got off the bus.
かのじょ
彼女
くるま
から
りた

She got out of the car.
かれ
バスから
りた

They got off the bus.
下りる
BOOST
Reading : おりる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 88,000 (about 2,600,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 498 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14968
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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おりる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 162,000 (about 466,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 19146
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 10 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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コウ   おりる to get off   おろす to drop off   ふ to fall (eg rain)   
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wheel around
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go
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hill   
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだ to descend   くだ to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
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