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    3. 落とす

    落とす

    落おと​す​

    to drop

    N1KMT7News #17+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeTechnologySports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    落す堕とす墜とす

    おとす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind
    2.
    to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape
    3.
    to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election)
    4.
    to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances
    5.
    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
    6.
    to download, to copy from a computer to another medium
    computing
    7.
    to make someone swoon (judo)
    martial arts
    8.
    to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
    9.
    to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
    10.
    to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)
    colloquial

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    携けい帯たい電でん話わを地じ面めんに落おとしてしまいました。

    I accidentally dropped my cell phone on the ground.

    KMT4Daily LifeTechnology
    重じゅう要ような契けい約やくを落おとしてしまい、会かい社しゃに損そん害がいを与あたえました。

    I lost an important contract, causing damage to the company.

    KMT7Business & FinanceWork & Career
    必ひつ要ようなファイルをサーバーから自じ分ぶんのパソコンに落おとしました。

    I downloaded the necessary files from the server to my computer.

    KMT7Technology
    チームは決けっ勝しょう戦せんで惜おしくも相あい手てに一いっ点てんを落おとして敗やぶれました。

    The team narrowly lost by one point to their opponent in the final match.

    KMT7Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    景けい気き悪あっ化かにより、多おおくの企き業ぎょうが生せい産さん量りょうを落おとすことを余よ儀ぎなくされています。

    Due to the economic downturn, many companies are forced to reduce their production volume.

    KMT8Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    落
    お.ちる・お.ち・お.とす…(2)
    fall・drop・come down・village・hamlet
    Kanji
    と
    to
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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