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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

舞い降りる

舞降りる

Reading

Kana: まいおりる
Romaji: maioriru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

Kanji

Readings: ブ、 ま.う、 -ま.う、 まい
Meanings: dance, flit, circle, wheel
Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す
Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Example Sentences

(かぜ)()くたびに、(さくら)(はな)びらが、ひらひらと(まお)()りてました。
➥The cherry blossoms flutter down whenever the wind blows.
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ひとの(こえ)()不気味(ぶきみ)()(ごえ)漆黒(しっこく)(はね)()(にく)(ついば)姿(すがた)などから、(からす)不幸(ふこう)()()りる不吉(ふきつ)(とり)として世界(せかい)()られています。
➥A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
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