Japanese Dictionary
Find Kanji by radicals
Find Kanji by selecting its radicals below.
- Reading and JLPT level
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落とす, 落す
JLPT 4 - Kana Reading
- おとす
- Romaji
- otosu
- Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- 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
- Example sentence
- 車の速度を落とす装置（ハンプや狭さく）について、意見があったら書いてください。 If you have any opinions concerning traffic calming devices (humps, curb extensions, etc.) please write them.
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)
- Example sentence
- つまり、いくつかの銃は、暴発（例えば落とされた時）を防ぐために優れた安全機構を持っていますがそうでない銃も多いのです。 In short some guns have excellent security systems to prevent accidental firing (e.g. when dropped), others don't.
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- 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
- Example sentence
- 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!!"
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- 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
- Example sentence
- 卵を落とさないように気をつけなさい。 You must be careful not to drop the eggs.
Examples of 落とす, 落す, おとす in a sentence
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Are there any knacks, or good sites, for downloading Japanese software?
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車の速度を落とす装置（ハンプや狭さく）について、意見があったら書いてください。
If you have any opinions concerning traffic calming devices (humps, curb extensions, etc.) please write them.
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つまり、いくつかの銃は、暴発（例えば落とされた時）を防ぐために優れた安全機構を持っていますがそうでない銃も多いのです。
In short some guns have excellent security systems to prevent accidental firing (e.g. when dropped), others don't.
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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!!"
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You must be careful not to drop the eggs.
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I must have lost it.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 落とす
- Plain Polite
- 落とします
- Negative
- 落とさない
- Negative Polite
- 落としません
Past
- Plain
- 落とした
- Plain Polite
- 落としました
- Negative
- 落とさなかった
- Negative Polite
- 落としませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 落として
- Plain Polite
- 落としまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 落とされる
- Plain Polite
- 落とされます
- Negative
- 落とされない
- Negative Polite
- 落とされません
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