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Japanese

落おとす

Kana おとす Romaji otosu

JLPT N4 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · transitive

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

02godan verb · transitive

04godan verb · transitive

05godan verb · transitive

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

06godan verb · transitive

computing

to download; to copy from a computer to another medium

07godan verb · transitive

martial arts

to make someone swoon (judo)

08godan verb · transitive

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

09godan verb · transitive

10godan verb · transitive

colloquial

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

Examples

彼は花瓶を落とした。

He dropped a vase.

Tatoeba #109184

昨年彼は期末の2科目を落とした。

Last year, he failed two of his final examinations.

Tatoeba #169759

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.

Tatoeba #123596

Other forms

落す

Source

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