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下す くだす N3

  1. to draw a conclusion; to make a decision
  2. to give a judgement; to give an order; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence
  3. to let go down; to lower
  4. to do by oneself; to do oneself
  5. to beat; to defeat
  6. to have diarrhea; to have loose bowels
  7. to discharge from the body; to pass (in stool)
  8. to do in one go; to do to the end without stopping

見下す みくだす

  1. to condescend (to); to look down (on)

飲み下す のみくだす

  1. to gulp down; to swallow

書き下す かきくだす

  1. to write from top to bottom
  2. to write out (at a stretch); to write without a pause
  3. to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order

読み下す よみくだす

  1. to read (a text) from start to finish
  2. to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese

結論を下す けつろんをくだす

  1. to draw a conclusion

命令を下す めいれいをくだす

  1. to give an order

断を下す だんをくだす

  1. to make a decision; to pass judgment (judgement)

手を下す てをくだす

  1. to do by oneself; to do oneself
  2. to commence; to start work (on)

鉄槌を下す てっついをくだす

  1. to bring down the hammer on; to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to
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