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落とす

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 落とす

落す
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #789
1

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind

Examples
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.
2

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; to leave out; to secretly let escape

Examples
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.
3

to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)

Examples
昨年彼は期末の2科目を落とした
Last year, he failed two of his final examinations.
4

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; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances

Examples
そのスキャンダルが彼の評判を落とした
The scandal detracted from his reputation.
ほっそい道にほとんどスピードを落とさず、走りこんだ。「近道なんですよ」「ってここ、あぜ道〜〜〜っ!」
We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"
5

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); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with

6

Computing

to download; to copy from a computer to another medium

Examples
日本語のソフトを落とすコツ・いいサイトありませんか?
Are there any knacks, or good sites, for downloading Japanese software?
7

Martial arts

to make someone swoon (judo)

8

to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)

9

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

10

Colloquial

to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Frequency: 420
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

fall
drop
come down
village
hamlet

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ラク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.ちる
お.ち
お.とす
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
おち
11 strokes
Frequency: 2087
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

degenerate
descend to
lapse into

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.ちる
くず.す
くず.れる
14 strokes
Frequency: 1466
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

crash
fall (down)

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ツイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.ちる
お.つ
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