下ろす · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 下ろす | 下ろさない |
| Polite | 下ろします | 下ろしません |
| Past polite | 下ろしました | 下ろしませんでした |
| Past | 下ろした | 下ろさなかった |
| Te-form | 下ろして | 下ろさないで |
| Desire | 下ろしたい | 下ろしたくない |
| Potential | 下ろせる | 下ろせない |
| Passive | 下ろされる | 下ろされない |
| Causative | 下ろさせる | 下ろさせない |
| Causative passive | 下ろさせられる | 下ろさせられない |
| Volitional | 下ろそう | |
| Polite volitional | 下ろしましょう | |
| Imperative | 下ろせ | 下ろすな |
| Conditional | 下ろせば | 下ろさなければ |
| Tara conditional | 下ろしたら | 下ろさなかったら |
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.
旗を下ろす。
I lower the flag.
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.
I dropped off the passengers in front of the station.
I unload the cargo from the truck.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Specifically for taking money out of a bank account or ATM.
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.
I wear the new shoes for the first time.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Culinary and gardening use: filleting fish, grating vegetables like daikon, or pruning branches. The action involves cutting or scraping downward.
I grated daikon and made grated daikon soba.
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.
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.
Please clear the dishes when you finish eating.
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.
See also: 堕ろす
Expel roundworms with an anthelmintic medicine.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
invoke (a spirit); call down
Spiritual or religious context: calling down a divine spirit or invoking a supernatural being.
The shaman performed a ritual to invoke the god.
I took a book down from the bookshelf.
I dropped my friend off at the station.
I grated the daikon and added it to the salad.
I wore my new shoes for the first time and went out.
He was removed as the team captain.
I filleted the horse mackerel into three pieces.
降ろす means to take someone or something off/down, the opposite of 乗せる's sense of putting on or loading.
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.
下ろす means to take something down, the opposite of 吊るす, which means to hang something up.
降ろす means to unload cargo from a vehicle or ship, the opposite of 積む when it means to load.
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.
denounce; disparage; lambast; abuse
wind blowing snow down a mountain · removing snow from a roof
write a new work; write specially for
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
pull down; slide down
raising and lowering · loading and unloading · praising and criticizing
brand-new (clothes); just out of the box
cut downward; slash downward
take down; bring down; lower