降り口

Japanese

Kanji in this term
降	口
お Grade: 6	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 降りる (oriru, “alight, disembark”) +‎ 口 (kuchi, “mouth”).

Noun

降(お)り口(ぐち) • (origuchi) 

1. an exit requiring a disembarkation or descent, especially from a bus or train

   降(お)り口(ぐち)は右側(みぎがわ)です。

   Origuchi wa migigawa desu.

   The exit is on the right-hand side.

2. the top of a flight of stairs

Related terms

• 出口(でぐち) (deguchi): exit (from a building or room)