Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
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. to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge
esp. 降ろす
3. to withdraw (money)
4. to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
5. to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches)
6. to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to drop
esp. 降ろす
7. to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down
8. to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus)
9. to invoke (a spirit); to call down
Kanji used
below
Pitch accent
Top 2400
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
Examples (7 in total)
Put down your weapons!
Put down your gun.
The ship dropped anchor.
Please help me take this down.
I'm going to go withdraw some money.
Take down the book from the shelf.
He drew $100 from his account.