Word Meaning 下す

くだす kudasu

下す is read as くだす (kudasu) and means to beat.

Meaning

English

  1. to beat
  2. to defeat
  3. to do in one go
  4. to do to the end without stopping
  5. to do oneself
  6. to do by oneself
  7. to have loose bowels
  8. to have diarrhea

Reading

Kana

くだす

Romaji

kudasu

Writing Variants

  • 降す くだす kudasu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 7369 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下ろす

おろす

to withdraw (money)

下車

げしゃ

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.)

下げる

さげる

to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards

下り

くだり

downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)

下る

くだる

to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)

下さる

くださる

to give

下水

げすい

sewage

下がる

さがる

to get closer to the present day

下山

げざん

descending a mountain

下見

したみ

preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes)

下がり

さがり

a little after ...

下書き

したがき

draft

Example Sentences

10

He can't make a decision.

The rich sometimes look down on the poor.

We shouldn't look down on poor people.

With arbitration, judgement is usually passed in six months' time.

The rich sometimes look down on the poor.

The question is who will make the decision.

My father never looked down on the poor.

The constitutional court will issue a decision by noon today.

Sometimes rich people look down on other people who do not have much money.

At this rate, the risk is high that our country's competitive position will drop even further.