Word details

ふるい落とす

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ふるい落とす.

Dictionary

Entry

ふるい落とす篩い落とすふるい落す篩い落するいおとGodan verbFreq #66544
1

to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)

Examples
その体の弱い少年はその厳しい競技でふるい落とされた
The weak boy was eliminated from the bitter contest.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

12 strokesFrequency 420JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ラク

Kun

お.ちるお.ちお.とす

Nanori

おち

sieve, sift, screen

16 strokes

On

サイ

Kun

ふる.う

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