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落とす

おとす

to drop

Pronunciation

Definitions

Common N4
Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

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

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

3. To lose (a match); To reject (an applicant); To fail (a course); To defeat (in an election)

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

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. To download; To copy from a computer to another medium

7. 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)

OTHER FORMS

Common N4

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