下す

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 下す. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 下す, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 下す in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 下す you have here. The definition of the word 下す will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of下す, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
くだ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
降す

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "下す"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
下す だす
Imperative (命令形) 下せ だせ
Key constructions
Passive 下される だされる
Causative 下させる ださせる
Potential 下せる だせる
Volitional 下そう だそ
Negative 下さない ださない
Negative perfective 下さなかった ださなかった
Formal 下します だしま
Perfective 下した だした
Conjunctive 下して だして
Hypothetical conditional 下せば だせ

Verb

(くだ) (kudasutransitive godan (stem (くだ) (kudashi), past (くだ)した (kudashita))

Japanese verb pair
active (くだ) ((くだ))
mediopassive (くだ) ((くだ))
  1. pass judgement, conclude, rule
  2. issue an order
  3. do for oneself
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
お(ろ)
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Verb

(おろ) (orosu

  1. Alternative form of 下ろす

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN