降る

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 降る, read ふる, denotes an intransitive weather verb for rain or snow falling from the sky.
• Basic usage: It describes rain beginning in the afternoon and a large amount of snow falling overnight.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Rain or snow falling from the sky
  • It is an intransitive weather verb for rain or snow, not a transitive act of dropping something.