Vocabulary

What does 落とす (おとす, otosu) mean?

落とす (おとす, otosu) means to drop, to lose (something); to clean off, to remove.

Quick facts
Readingおとす
Romajiotosu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
おとす
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonotosu

to drop, to lose (something); to clean off, to remove

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to drop; to lose; to let fall
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course)
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality)
  5. 5godan verb · transitive to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted

Example sentences

  • I dropped my ticket on the train.

  • I dropped my wallet on the train.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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