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どかす Japanese meaning | Kotomora

どかす

ど

か

す

JLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

move out of the way; remove

usually written using kana alone

Casual transitive verb for physically moving something or someone aside, often with a sense of clearing space. Used in everyday speech.

そこにある荷に物もつをどかしてくれない？
Could you move that luggage out of the way?
車くるまをどかさない

と

、

他ほか

の

車くるま

が

通とお

れ

ない

よ

。

If you don't move your car, other cars can't get through.

Written forms

どかすUsage85%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 退かす is rare.
退どかすUsage15%
Kanji form is uncommon; kana spelling is preferred.

Kanji

退retreat, withdraw, retire

Similar words

退どく
退く (どく) is intransitive, meaning 'to move out of the way' (oneself). どかす is its transitive counterpart, meaning 'to move something/someone out of the way'.
除のける
除ける (のける) also means 'to remove' or 'to put aside', but is more general and can be used for abstract removal. どかす is more physical and casual.

Etymology

Derived from the intransitive verb 退く (どく) with the transitive suffix -す. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of forming transitive verbs from intransitive ones.