JLPT N4 · Verb

落す (otosu)

落す (おとす, otosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to drop; to lose”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Meaning

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze) · godan verb, transitive
to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit · godan verb, transitive
to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election) · godan verb, transitive
to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of · godan verb, transitive
to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle) · godan verb, transitive

彼は花瓶を落とした。

He dropped a vase.

道の途中で鍵を落としたに違いない。

I must have lost my key along the way.

トニーはシャツを脱いで、それでピアノのよごれを落としました。

Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the piano with it.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 落す.

Source: JMdict entry 1589260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.