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    3. 下す

    下す

    下くだす​

    to make a decision

    N3KMT10News #39+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab5 strokes

    降す

    くだす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to make a decision, to draw a conclusion
    2.
    to give a judgement, to hand down a verdict, to pass a sentence, to give an order
    3.
    to let go down, to lower
    4.
    to do oneself, to do by oneself
    5.
    to beat, to defeat
    6.
    to have loose bowels, to have diarrhea
    7.
    to pass (in stool), to discharge from the body

    Suffix, Verb

    8.
    to do in one go, to do to the end without stopping

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは重じゅう要ような決けつ断だんを下くだした。

    He made an important decision.

    KMT7Daily Life
    裁さい判ばん官かんは、熟じゅく慮りょの末すえに判はん決けつを下くだした。

    The judge handed down a verdict after careful deliberation.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    厳きびしい状じょう況きょうの中なか、リーダーは冷れい静せいに指し示じを下くだす必ひつ要ようがあった。

    In a difficult situation, the leader needed to calmly issue instructions.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは、長なが年ねんの夢ゆめを叶かなえるため、会かい社しゃを辞やめるという大おおきな決けつ断だんを下くだした。

    To fulfill his long-held dream, he made the big decision to quit his company.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    政せい府ふは、国こく民みんの意い見けんを聞きき入いれ、新あらたな政せい策さくを下くだすことを決けっ定ていした。

    The government decided to listen to the public's opinions and issue a new policy.

    KMT10Politics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
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