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為落とす (しおとす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
fail to do ; neglect ; make light of
Used when someone fails to do something they should, often with a nuance of negligence or treating the matter lightly. Somewhat formal or literary; in casual speech, 怠る (おこたる) or 忘れる (わすれる) are more common.
We cannot afford to make light of that issue.
Written forms 為し 落お とす
為落しおと す
Variant with 落す instead of 落とす; less common but still encountered.
Similar words 怠おこた る 怠る is the common word for 'neglect' or 'be negligent'; 為落とす is more formal and implies a failure to do something specific, often with a nuance of treating it as unimportant.
見み 過す ごす 見過ごす means 'overlook' or 'let pass'; 為落とす focuses on failing to perform an action rather than failing to notice something.
Etymology Compound of 為 (し, continuative form of する 'to do') + 落とす (おとす 'to drop, omit'). Literally 'to drop doing', i.e., to fail to do something. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from the components.
