下(お)ろす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 clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an alter), 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

Common

1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

   1. 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. 2.

      to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge

      esp. 降ろす

   3. 3.

      to withdraw (money)

   4. 4.

      to use for the first time, to wear for the first time

   5. 5.

      to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches)

   6. 6.

      to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop

      esp. 降ろす

   7. 7.

      to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down

   8. 8.

      to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus)

      See Also:

      • 堕ろす

   9. 9.

      to invoke (a spirit), to call down