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降(お)ろす
Rank #6,245

Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb
    1. 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)
  • 2. to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge
  • 3. to withdraw (money)
  • 4. to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
  • 5. to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches)
  • 6. to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to drop
  • 7. to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down
  • 8. to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus)
  • 9. to invoke (a spirit); to call down

Readings

下ろす
(69%)
降ろす
(29%)
おろす
(<1%)
下す
(0%)
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