下り

• 読み: くだり
• ローマ字: kudari
• 漢字の分解: 下 (ka/shita/kuda) — down, below, descend
• 発音: /kɯ.da.ɾi/

意味

Down-train; outbound train going away from Tokyo. Also means descent or downhill.

A noun primarily used in transportation to describe trains heading away from Tokyo (as opposed to 上り/nobori, going toward Tokyo). Also means a downward slope or descent in general. This Tokyo-centric terminology is unique to the Japanese rail system and is essential for navigating train schedules.

例文

1. 下りの新幹線は空いていることが多い。
2. 次の下り電車は十五分後に来る。
3. この坂の下りは自転車で気持ちがいい。

使い方ガイド

場面: transportation, train schedules, geography

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the verb 下る (kudaru, to descend). In the Edo period, traveling away from Edo (Tokyo) was considered 'going down,' establishing the rail terminology still used today.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal