下さげ渡わたす

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

grant; issue; hand over (officially)

Used for official government grants, disbursements, or formal handovers of documents, licenses, or funds.

国くにが被ひ災さい地ちに補ほ助じょ金きんを下さげ渡わたした。
The national government granted subsidies to the disaster area.

許きょ可か証しょうを申しん請せい者しゃに下さげ渡わたす手て続つづきを進すすめている。

We are proceeding with the procedure to issue the permit to the applicant.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

release (a criminal); discharge

Formal or bureaucratic term for releasing a prisoner or detainee into custody or freedom. Rare in everyday speech.

刑けい務む所しょは服ふく役えきを終おえた受じゅ刑けい者しゃを下さげ渡わたした。
The prison released the inmate who had completed their sentence.

Written forms

下さげ渡わたすUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling for this verb.
さげわたすUsage14%
下さげわたす
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

下below, down, descend
渡transit, ford, ferry

Similar words

交こう付ふ
交付 is a noun/suru-verb meaning 'issuance' or 'grant' and is more common in administrative contexts. 下げ渡す is a more specific, formal verb emphasizing the act of handing over.
釈しゃく放ほう
釈放 is the standard term for 'release' of a prisoner. 下げ渡す in this sense is rarer and more bureaucratic, often implying a formal transfer of custody.

Etymology

Compound of 下げる (sageru, 'to lower; to hand down') and 渡す (watasu, 'to hand over'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys a formal transfer from a higher authority to a recipient.