Vocabulary

What does ダウン (daun) mean?

ダウン means down, decrease; knocked down.

Quick facts
Readingダウン
Romajidaun
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ダウン
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondaun

down, decrease; knocked down

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive fall; decrease; drop
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive knocking down; flooring; being knocked down
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); being knocked out (from alcohol)
  4. 4noun · suru verb · intransitive going down (of a computer system, server, etc.); crashing
  5. 5noun (number of) outs

Example sentences

  • I ran a fever and my strength dropped.

  • The computer crashed.

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