下げる
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
2. to lower; to reduce; to bring down
3. to demote; to move back; to pull back
4. to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
5. to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards
Kanji used
Pitch accent
さげる
Examples38
ラジオ の 音 を 下げて くれません か。
Could you turn down the radio?
彼 に 頭 を 下げる の は いや だ。
I don't want to bow down to him.
円 が ドル に対して 値 を 下げる 見込み だ。
The yen is expected to lose value against the dollar.
頭 を 下げろ!
Duck!
彼女 は 私 に 丁寧 に 頭 を 下げた。
She made a polite bow to me.
トム は、 頭 を 下げて、 ゆっくりと 歩いていた。
Tom was walking slowly with his head down.