Word Meaning 膝を落とす

ひざをおとす hiza o otosu

膝を落とす is read as ひざをおとす (hiza o otosu) and means to drop to one's knees.

Meaning

English

to drop to one's knees
to sink to one's knees

Reading

Kana

ひざをおとす

Romaji

hiza o otosu

Writing Variants

ひざを落とす ひざをおとす hizaootosu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 164595 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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膝

ひざ

knee

落とす

おとす

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

見落とす

みおとす

to overlook

振り落とす

ふりおとす

to shake off

追い落とす

おいおとす

to disperse

切り落とす

きりおとす

to cut off

突き落とす

つきおとす

to thrust down

撃落す

うちおとす

to knock down

身を落とす

みをおとす

to descend

幕を切って落とす

まくをきっておとす

to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)

影を落とす

かげをおとす

to cast a shadow

攻め落す

せめおとす

to take by storm (e.g. a castle)