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下す
降す
Readings
くだす
kudasu
English
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
to make a decision, to draw a conclusion
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
to give a judgement, to hand down a verdict, to pass a sentence, to give an order
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
to let go down, to lower
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 手を下す・1
to do oneself, to do by oneself
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
to beat, to defeat
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
to have loose bowels, to have diarrhea
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
to pass (in stool), to discharge from the body
Auxiliary verb
Godan verb with 'su' ending
after -masu stem of verb
to do in one go, to do to the end without stopping
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 下す, 下します
[does], will [do] 下さない, 下しません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 下した, 下しました
[did] 下さなかった, 下しませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 下して, 下しまして 下さないで, 下しませんで 下さなくて
Kanjis
下 ON: カ, ゲ KUN: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Stroke: 3 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-3-1 FC: 1023.3


降 ON: コウ, ゴ KUN: お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る, ふ.り, くだ.る, くだ.す
descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Stroke: 10 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-7 FC: 7725.5


Phrases
手の下しようが無い。
Parts: 手 (て) 下す (くだす) 様 (よう) 無い (ない)
There's nothing to be done about it.

問題は誰が決定を下すかということだ。
Parts: 問題 (もんだい) 誰 (だれ) 決定 (けってい) 下す (くだす) 言う (いう) 事 (こと)
The question is who will make the decision.
The question is who'll make the decision.

これらの議論で問題になっている評決は、１９９４年のランダー裁判で下されたものである。
Parts: 此れ等 (これらの) 議論 (ぎろん) 問題 (もんだい) になる 評決 (ひょうけつ) 年 (ねん) 裁判 (さいばん) 下す (くだす) ものである
The verdict at issue in these discussions is the one brought in the Lander's trial in 1994.