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降格

Reading

Kana: こうかく
Romaji: koukaku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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demotion

Kanji

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
Readings: カク、 コウ、 キャク、 ゴウ
Meanings: status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)

Example Sentence

(かれ)降格(こうかく)されたことを達観(たっかん)している。
➥He's quite philosophical about his demotion.
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