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荷を下ろす (にをおろす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-su)
take a load off ; unload
Used for physically removing a burden or cargo from a person, vehicle, or animal. Can also be used figuratively for relieving a mental or emotional burden.
ぶん
に
なっ
た
。
After talking to him, I felt like a weight had been lifted from my mind.
Kanji 荷 baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden) Similar words 荷に 物もつ を 下お ろす More specific, referring to unloading luggage or packages rather than a general load.
肩かた の 荷に を 下お ろす Idiomatic expression meaning to be relieved of a responsibility or burden, literally 'take a load off one's shoulders'.
Etymology Compound of 荷 (ni, 'load, burden') + を (o, object marker) + 下ろす (orosu, 'to take down, unload'). The expression is transparently derived from its components.
