This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

落とす

落す

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Kana: おとす
Romaji: otosu
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Definitions

v5s
vt
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

(Computer terminology)
7

to make someone swoon (judo)

(Martial arts term)
8

to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)

9

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

Kanji

Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす
Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

Example Sentences

(かれ)(こえ)をおとした。
➥He dropped his voice.
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そのコップを(おと)すな。
➥Don't drop that cup.
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勘定(かんじょう)経費(けいひ)()とした。
➥I paid the bill out of my expense account.
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(かれ)花瓶(かびん)()とした。
➥He dropped a vase.
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(かれ)(ゆか)(ほん)()とした。
➥He dropped his books on the floor.
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(かれ)(おこ)って(かみなり)()とした。
➥He snarled out his anger.
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