Used as a suffix or noun to indicate the action of dropping, unloading, or removing something. Often attached to nouns to form compound verbs or nouns.
grated vegetables or fruit
Refers to the resulting grated food, such as daikon or apple. Commonly used in cooking.
I put grated daikon on my soba and eat it.
Abbreviation of おろし金 (grater). Used in casual contexts or compound words.
See also: おろし金
I grate carrots with a grater.
using new tools or clothes for the first time
Refers to the first use of new items, often in phrases like 下ろし立て (brand-new, just taken out).
Be careful when using a new kitchen knife for the first time.
I ate the grilled fish with grated daikon on the side.
Please help with unloading the luggage.
This medicine is effective for reducing fever.
下し (くだし) refers to purging or evacuation of the bowels, while 下ろし (おろし) uses different okurigana on the same kanji and means grating (as in daikon oroshi) or taking something down.
newly written work; original work
wind blowing snow down a mountain · removing snow from a roof
abortifacient; abortion-inducing drug
grated daikon with seasoned vinegar
cold wind from the northern uplands
cleaning dirt or sand out of the digestive system
sowing; seeding
raising and lowering · loading and unloading · praising and criticizing
brand-new (clothes); just out of the box
Standard kanji spelling for the suffix/noun meaning dropping, unloading, or grating.
Irregular okurigana usage; mainly seen in commercial abbreviations.
Often used in commercial contexts for wholesale or unloading goods.
Used when the nuance is specifically about lowering or unloading people or cargo.
Derived from the verb 下ろす (おろす), meaning to drop, lower, or grate. The noun form 下ろし nominalizes the action, and the suffix usage extends to various contexts.
downhill hole
newly drawn artwork; original art; specially drawn artwork
newly shot content; original photography/filming