下さげる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

hang; suspend; wear (a decoration)

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

• 壁かべに絵えを下さげる。

  I hang a picture on the wall.

• 彼かの女じょは首くびにペンダントを下さげている。

  She is wearing a pendant around her neck.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

lower; reduce; bring down

Broad use for lowering position, amount, level, or intensity. Common with prices, volume, rank, and abstract things.

• 店みせは商しょう品ひんの値ね段だんを下さげた。

  The store lowered the prices of its products.

• テレビの音おん量りょうを下さげてください。

  Please turn down the TV volume.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

demote; move back; pull back

Used for moving someone or something to a lower position, rank, or grade, or pulling something backward.

• 彼かれはミスで二に軍ぐんに下さげられた。

  He was demoted to the second team because of his mistake.

• 車くるまを少すこし下さげて駐ちゅう車しゃした。

  I backed the car up a little and parked.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

clear (plates); remove (food from table/altar)

Specific use for taking away dishes or food offerings after a meal or ceremony.

• 食しょく事じが終おわったら、食しょっ器きを下さげてください。

  Please clear the dishes when you finish eating.

• 仏ぶつ壇だんのお供そなえを下さげる。

  I remove the offerings from the Buddhist altar.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

keep playing after forming a scoring combination (hanafuda)

Hanafuda term: after capturing cards that form a scoring combination, the player may continue the round instead of ending it.

See also: 出来役

• 花はな札ふだで役やくができても、さらに下さげて高こう得とく点てんを狙ねらうことがある。

  In hanafuda, even after forming a scoring combination, you may keep playing to aim for a higher score.