降りかかる
ふりかかる
Also written 降り掛かる, 降り懸かる, 振りかかる
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down
- to befall; to happen (to)
Kanji
- 降 descend. Read as ふり.
Example sentences
- 何か悪いことが彼にふりかかるかも知れない。
Something bad may happen to him. - 彼女のみに何が降りかかるなど誰に分かろう。
Who can tell what will happen to her? - 途中で何かが彼の身に降りかかったに違いない。
Something must have happened to him on the way. - もしそんなことが自分に降りかかったら、泣いちゃうよ。
I would cry, too, if that happened to me. - 一斉にいやな視線が降りかかって来た。
I felt everyone's glare land on me all at once.
Common phrases
Related forms
- 振りかける (ふりかける) to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food) (transitive partner)
Words containing 降りかかる
- 降りかかる火の粉は払わねばならぬ (ふりかかるひのこははらわねばならぬ) you must protect yourself against any possible dangers