取とり下おろす

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Used for physically moving something from a higher place to a lower one, such as taking an object off a shelf or lowering a load.

棚たなから荷に物もつを取とり下おろす。
I take the luggage down from the shelf.
屋や根ね裏うらから

古ふる

い

道どう

具ぐ

を

取と

り

下お

ろし

た

。

I brought down old tools from the attic.

Written forms

取とり下おろすUsage50%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
とりおろすUsage50%
取とり下おろす
Variant spelling; less common than 取り下ろす.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
下below, down, descend

Similar words

下おろす
下ろす is a general verb for lowering or taking down; 取り下ろす adds a nuance of specifically taking something down from a higher place, often with the prefix 取り- implying intentional handling.
降おろす
降ろす is used for unloading people or cargo from a vehicle, or for dropping someone off; 取り下ろす is more about manually lowering an object from a fixed elevated position.

Etymology

Compound of prefix 取り (tori-, intensifier or 'take and') + 下ろす (orosu, 'lower, bring down'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination emphasizes the action of taking something down from a height.