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下ろす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	下おろす	下おろさない
Polite	下おろします	下おろしません
Past polite	下おろしました	下おろしませんでした
Past	下おろした	下おろさなかった
Te-form	下おろして	下おろさないで
Desire	下おろしたい	下おろしたくない
Potential	下おろせる	下おろせない
Passive	下おろされる	下おろされない
Causative	下おろさせる	下おろさせない
Causative passive	下おろさせられる	下おろさせられない
Volitional	下おろそう
Polite volitional	下おろしましょう
Imperative	下おろせ	下おろすな
Conditional	下おろせば	下おろさなければ
Tara conditional	下おろしたら	下おろさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

take down; lower; drop; let down

Physical action of moving something downward: lowering a hand, flag, shutter, anchor, curtain, or letting down hair. Also launching a boat.

旗はたを下おろす。
I lower the flag.
カーテンを下おろして部屋へやを暗くらくした。
I lowered the curtains and darkened the room.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

drop off; unload; discharge

Only when written 降ろす

Used for letting passengers off a vehicle or unloading goods from a truck, ship, etc. Often written 降ろす.

駅えきの前まえで乗じょう客きゃくを降おろした。
I dropped off the passengers in front of the station.
トラックから荷に物もつを降おろす。
I unload the cargo from the truck.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

withdraw (money)

Specifically for taking money out of a bank account or ATM.

銀ぎん行こうで一いち万まん円えん下おろした。
I withdrew 10,000 yen at the bank.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

use for the first time; wear for the first time

Refers to breaking in or using something new for the first time, especially clothing, shoes, or tools.

新あたらしい靴くつを下おろす。
I wear the new shoes for the first time.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

cut off; fillet; grate; prune

Culinary and gardening use: filleting fish, grating vegetables like daikon, or pruning branches. The action involves cutting or scraping downward.

大だい根こんをおろして、おろしそばを作つくった。
I grated daikon and made grated daikon soba.
魚さかなを三さん枚まいに下おろす。
I fillet the fish into three pieces.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

remove from a position; oust; drop

Only when written 降ろす

Dismissing or removing someone from a job, role, or team. Often written 降ろす.

監かん督とくは選せん手しゅをレギュラーから降おろした。
The manager dropped the player from the regular lineup.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

clear (table); remove (offerings); hand down

Clearing dishes from a table, removing offerings from an altar, or passing down used items like clothes to someone else.

食しょく事じが終おわったら、食しょっ器きを下おろしてください。
Please clear the dishes when you finish eating.
姉あねのお下さがりの服ふくを下おろしてもらった。
I received my older sister's hand-me-down clothes.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

expel from body; abort (fetus)

Medical/biological use: expelling parasites or aborting a fetus. The related kanji 堕ろす is sometimes used for abortion.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を〈場ば所しょ〉から下おろすto take something down from a place
本ほん棚だなから本ほんを下おろした。
I took a book down from the bookshelf.
〈人ひと〉を〈場ば所しょ〉で下おろすto drop someone off at a place
駅えきで友とも達だちを下おろした。
I dropped my friend off at the station.
〈物もの〉をおろすto grate a vegetable or ingredient
大だい根こんをおろしてサラダに加くわえた。
I grated the daikon and added it to the salad.
新あたらしい〈物もの〉を下おろすto use or wear something new for the first time
新あたらしい靴くつを下おろして出でかけた。
I wore my new shoes for the first time and went out.
〈人ひと〉を〈事こと〉から下おろすto remove someone from a role or position
彼かれはチームの主しゅ将しょうから下おろされた。
He was removed as the team captain.
魚さかなを〈数かず〉枚まいにおろすto fillet a fish into pieces
アジを三さん枚まいにおろした。
I filleted the horse mackerel into three pieces.

Expressions· 9

お金かねを下おろすwithdraw money; take money out
幕まくを下おろすlower the curtain; end a performance · come to an end; finish
根ねを下おろすtake root; put down roots
腰こしを下おろすsit down; take a seat
荷にを下おろすtake a load off; unload

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錠じょうを下おろすlock; fasten a lock
看かん板ばんを下おろすclose one's business; shut down a shop
貯ちょ金きんを下おろすwithdraw savings

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Kanji

下below, down, descend
降descend, precipitate, fall

Related words

下さげるN4sense 1
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.
引ひき出だすN3sense 3
引き出す is the more common verb for withdrawing money from an account, while 下ろす is a slightly more casual synonym used the same way.
片かた付づけるN4sense 7
片付ける means to tidy up or clear away in general, while 下ろす specifically refers to taking dishes or offerings down from a table or altar.
外はずすN3sense 6
外す means to remove or take someone off a role or position more broadly, while 下ろす stresses forcing someone down or out from a post.

Opposites· 7

上あげるN5sense 1
上げる means to raise or lift something up, the direct opposite of 下ろす's meaning of lowering or taking something down.
積つみ込こむ
降ろす means to unload or take cargo off a vehicle, the opposite action of 積み込む, which means to load it on.
背せ負おうN2
下ろす means to set something down or unload it, the opposite action of 背負う, which is to hoist and carry it on one's back.

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乗のせるN3
降ろす means to take someone or something off/down, the opposite of 乗せる's sense of putting on or loading.
まくるN1
下ろす means to let down or lower something such as a sleeve, the opposite action to 捲る's meaning of rolling something up.
吊つるすN2
下ろす means to take something down, the opposite of 吊るす, which means to hang something up.
積つむN3
降ろす means to unload cargo from a vehicle or ship, the opposite of 積む when it means to load.

Don't confuse with

卸おろすN2
卸す (same reading おろす) means to sell goods wholesale, a completely different meaning from 下ろす's sense of lowering, unloading, or grating.
下くだすN1
下ろす means to take something down or bring it down (e.g. luggage, blinds), while 下す is used for issuing decisions or judgments and only occasionally for physical lowering.
下さげるN4
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.
お金かねを下おろすN4
下ろす alone has many unrelated meanings like lowering or unloading, whereas お金を下ろす is the specific fixed expression meaning to withdraw cash.

Word family· 32

下おろし
dropping; unloading; removing · grated vegetables or fruit · grater · using new tools or clothes for the first time
書かき下おろし
newly written work; original work
見み下おろすN3
look down at; overlook; command a view of · look down on; despise
こき下おろす
denounce; disparage; lambast; abuse
雪ゆき下おろし
wind blowing snow down a mountain · removing snow from a roof

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書かき下おろす
write a new work; write specially for
下おろし薬ぐすり
abortifacient; abortion-inducing drug
下おろし酢ず
grated daikon with seasoned vinegar
北きた下おろし
cold wind from the northern uplands
砂すな下おろし
cleaning dirt or sand out of the digestive system
種たね下おろし
sowing; seeding
ずり下おろす
pull down; slide down
上あげ下おろし
raising and lowering · loading and unloading · praising and criticizing
おろしたて
brand-new (clothes); just out of the box
切きり下おろす
cut downward; slash downward
取とり下おろす
take down; bring down; lower

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Written forms

下おろすUsage40%
Broad standard kanji spelling for lowering, taking down, withdrawing, grating, and many other uses.
おろすUsage45%
降おろすUsage15%
Preferred for dropping off passengers/unloading and for removing someone from a position.
下おろすUsage<1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen in modern writing.

Etymology

Derived from the transitive form of 下りる/降りる (to descend). The core meaning is 'to cause to go down', which has extended to many specific actions involving lowering, removing, or expelling.