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THE WORD · N3

降ろすおろす

to bring down

Verbe · Group 1 verb

このあたりで降おろしてください。

Put me down this way, please.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: bunbuku · French : zogwarg

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: freight forwarder

English dictionary 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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