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► 動詞
降りる  [(2)おりる]    meaning:  fall  rank: 1
☆ 大会が降りた ⇨ The curtain fell for the event. The event has ended  (☛ Fall in a controlled manner)

降りる  [(2)おりる]    meaning:  get off  rank: 1
☆ バス普通前から乗っろから降りる ⇨ Usually you get on a bus from the front and get off at the back
☆ 私達渋谷電車を降りた ⇨ We got off the train at Shibuya

降りる  [(2)おりる]    meaning:  go down  rank: 1
☆ 子供屋根登ったが降りられずにいた ⇨ The kid climbed up on the roof but couldn’t come down and cried  (☛ Can be written 下りる)
☆ 階段を降りた ⇨ I walked down the stairs  (☛ Can be written 下りる)

降りる  [(2)おりる]    meaning:  issue  rank: 2
☆ 申請許可が降りない ⇨ The approval for my application hasn’t been issued  (☛ Approvals, permits, etc. to be issued by authority)

降りる  [(2)おりる]  [coll]    meaning:  resign  rank: 3
☆ シーズン終了後監督を降りた ⇨ He resigned as the manager at the end of the season

► 名詞
降り  [(2)おり]    meaning:  get off  rank: 2
☆ けてお降り下さい ⇨ Please be careful when you get off
☆ 降り口はろです (おりぐち) ⇨ The exit is on the back side
☆ お降りのはおいよう御気さい ⇨ Please pay attention not to leave your belongings behind when you get off  (☛ A common phrase for trains, buses, etc.)