降ろす

Japanese

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降ろす (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana おろす, romaji orosu)

  1. drop off
    の前で降ろして下さい。
    えきのまえでおろしてください。
    eki no mae de oroshite kudasai.
    Drop me off in front of the station.
  2. unload
    列車から荷物を降ろす。
    れっしゃからにもつをおろす。
    ressha kara nimotsu wo orosu.
    unload baggage from a train.
  3. lower something like a flag
  4. remove; take away from a role or a rank
    彼は主役から降ろされた。
    かれはしゅやくからおろされた。
    kare wa shuyaku kara orosareta.
    He was removed from the leading role.

Usage notes

The kanji usage of 降ろす versus 下ろす (both pronounced おろす and with very similar meanings of “to lower”) is somewhat delicate – see external links for details.

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