下り坂

くだりざか

downhill; downward slope; descent

Also:decline

What does 下り坂 mean?

下り坂 is a Japanese noun meaning downhill; downward slope; descent in English. It can also be translated as decline depending on context. It is written as 下り坂 in kanji, くだりざか in hiragana, and kudarizaka in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

丘は川のほうまで下り坂になっています。

The hill slopes downward to the river.