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下降かこう (kakou)

downward,descent,fall,drop,subsidence

  • JLPT N2
  • Pitch 0
  • #8993 most frequent

Meaning

下降 (かこう, kakou) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “downward,descent,fall,drop,subsidence”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

飛行機ひこうきはまもなく下降かこうし始はじめます

The airplane will begin to descend soon.

景気が下降してきた.

The economy has taken a downturn.

景気が下降している.

The economy is on the decline [is cooling down].

紹介件数は下降気味だ。

The number of job introductions is on the downward trend.

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