下ろす

• 読み: おろす
• ローマ字: orosu
• 漢字の分解: 下 (oro/ka/ge) — below, lower, descend
• 発音: /o.ɾo.sɯ/

意味

To take down; to lower; to drop off; to withdraw money. Physically bringing something from a higher to lower position.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugating with the s-row (下ろす → 下ろさない → 下ろして). Versatile verb with many concrete meanings: lowering a bag from a shelf (荷物を下ろす), dropping off a passenger (客を下ろす), withdrawing cash from an ATM (お金を下ろす), and starting to use something new (新品を下ろす). The intransitive counterpart is 下りる.

例文

1. 棚から箱を下ろしてくれる？
2. ATMでお金を下ろしてくる。
3. 次のバス停で下ろしてください。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, banking, transport

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Transitive form built from the kanji 下 (below/down) with the す ending creating a causative action — 'to cause to go down.' The ろ infix distinguishes this from 下す (kudasu) which focuses on authority rather than physical movement.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal