N31558/1669
下ろす
irregular okuriganagodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb
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おろす
Meanings
- to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat)
- to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge
- to withdraw (money)
- to use for the first time, to wear for the first time
- to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches)
- to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop
- to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down
- to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus)
- to invoke (a spirit), to call down
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Example sentences
棚から荷物を下ろした。
I took the luggage down from the shelf.
銀行でお金を下ろしてから、買い物に行った。
After withdrawing money from the bank, I went shopping.
大根をすり下ろして、魚の上にかけた。
I grated the daikon radish and put it on top of the fish.
重い荷物を一人で下ろすのは難しい。
It is difficult to unload heavy luggage by oneself.
このバス停で下ろしていただけますか。
Could you let me off at this bus stop?
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