下げる (さげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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下げる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Used for hanging objects from a higher point, or wearing something that hangs, such as a pendant or medal.

下さがるN4
下がる is the intransitive counterpart meaning something lowers or hangs on its own, while 下げる is transitive and needs an agent.

吊つるすN2sense 1
吊るす focuses on hanging something up from a fixed point, while 下げる can also describe wearing a hanging item like a medal.
減へらすN4sense 2
減らす specifically means to reduce a quantity or number, whereas 下げる has a broader range including price, volume, and rank.
降こう格かく sense 3
降格する is a formal word meaning to demote in rank, while 下げる can also describe demoting someone in everyday speech.
落おとすN4
下げる is the general verb for lowering or reducing something directly, while 落とす often adds a nuance of dropping, degrading, or worsening performance or quality.

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下おろすN4
下げる means to lower or reduce something (e.g. price, temperature) without necessarily removing it, while 下ろす often implies bringing something down and off, like unloading or letting down.
低ひくめる
下げる is the common, general verb for lowering or hanging something down, while 低める is more specific to reducing height, level, or degree.
引ひき下さげるN1
下げる is the plain, general verb for lowering or hanging something, while 引き下げる specifically implies pulling down something previously set, like a price or demand.

上あげるN5sense 2
上げる means to raise or increase something, the direct opposite of 下げる's sense of lowering or reducing.
持もち上あげるN3
下げる means to lower something, the direct opposite of 持ち上げる's sense of lifting something up.
掲かかげるN2

下おろすN4sense 2
下ろす means to take something down or off (like from a shelf or one's back), while 下げる means to lower something's position or level in place.
垂たれるN1
下げる is transitive and means to lower something deliberately, while 垂れる (sense 1) is intransitive and describes something hanging down by itself.
下さげ
下げ is the noun form referring to the act or result of lowering, while 下げる is the transitive verb meaning to lower or hang something.

下さげるUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
さげるUsage12%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing or when the kanji is not needed.

Derived from the verb 下がる (さがる, 'to go down') by changing the final vowel to the transitive pattern ～げる. The kanji 下 means 'down' or 'below'.