I Love Kanji下す (orosu)
下す (おろす, orosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to take down; to bring down”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- おろす
- Romaji
- orosu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair) · godan verb, transitive
- to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge · godan verb, transitive · esp. 降ろす
- to withdraw (money) · godan verb, transitive
- to use for the first time; to wear for the first time · godan verb, transitive
- to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 下す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 下す | おろす orosu |
| Polite (~masu) | 下します | おろします oroshimasu |
| Negative | 下さない | おろさない orosanai |
| Polite negative | 下しません | おろしません oroshimasen |
| Past | 下した | おろした oroshita |
| Polite past | 下しました | おろしました oroshimashita |
| Negative past | 下さなかった | おろさなかった orosanakatta |
| Te-form | 下して | おろして oroshite |
| Potential | 下せる | おろせる oroseru |
| Passive | 下される | おろされる orosareru |
| Causative | 下させる | おろさせる orosaseru |
| Volitional | 下そう | おろそう orosou |
| Imperative | 下せ | おろせ orose |
| Conditional (~ba) | 下せば | おろせば oroseba |
Kanji in 下す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 下す.
下したbelow靴下くつしたsocks下手へたunskillful廊下ろうかcorridor下さいくださいplease (give me)地下鉄ちかてつsubway以下いかnot exceeding ...下宿げしゅくboarding下着したぎunderwear下るさがるto come down下りるおりるto descend (e.g. a mountain)下げるさげるto hang下りくだりdown-train下るくだるto descend
Source: JMdict entry 1589580 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.