下り

くだり

down-train (going away from Tokyo)

Also:down-slope, downbound (esp. away from Tokyo), downstream

What does 下り mean?

下り is a Japanese noun meaning down-train (going away from Tokyo) in English. It can also be translated as down-slope, downbound (esp. away from Tokyo), downstream depending on context. It is written as 下り in kanji, くだり in hiragana, and kudari in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ここの下りも手掛かりがないので危険だ。

The downclimb here is also dangerous as there are no handholds.