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descend

descend
降

Wi descends the wall as winter approaches.

Note

Wi descends the wall as winter approaches.

Breakdown of descend

winter
夂 component
wall
阝 component
Wi
ヰ component

ヰ is an obsolete katakana character, previously used to represent the sound wi.

Now, the sound wi is represented by the digraph ウィ(Ui).

Though ヰ is not used as a katakana character anymore, it does appear as a component in multiple Kanji.

Usages of descend

降ふるfuru
to fall (from the sky)
降
descend
降おりるoriru
to get off; to disembark; to dismount
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