降りる
おりる · oriru · JLPT N5 · verb-ichidan
to get off
🚌 降 = descend: step down and off the bus, oh-ree-ru = off-ride-you
降 means descend or come down, the same kanji as in 降る (to fall, of rain). 降りる is coming down out of a vehicle. Sound hook: o-ri-ru is close to off-ride-you, so the ride is over and you get off.
降 — 阜 (mound) 阝+ 夅 (descend, phonetic)
Originally depicted two feet (夅) walking down from a mound or hill (阜), showing the act of descending. The 阝on the left is the 'mound' radical, while 夅 carries both phonetic and semantic weight, suggesting downward movement. Pronounced jiàng for 'descend' and xiáng for 'surrender'.