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sageru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

English Meaning(s) for 下げる

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

Definition and Synonyms for 下げる

Lour make lower or quieter
Synonyms: 下げる, 低める, 落とす
Flatten lower the pitch of (musical notes)
Synonyms: 下げる, 落とす
Lour set lower
Synonyms: 下す, 下げる, 下ろす, 低める, 取り下ろす, 引き下げる, 引き下ろす, 落とす
Hang be placed in position as by a hinge
Synonyms: かける, 下げる
Hang be suspended or poised
Synonyms: かける, 下げる
Hang decorate or furnish with something suspended
Synonyms: つる, かける, くくる, ぶら下げる, 下げる, 吊るす, 垂れる, 引っかく, 引っ掛ける, 枝垂れる
Get Down move something or somebody to a lower position
Synonyms: 下す, 下げる, 下ろす, 取り下ろす
Take Away take from a person or place
Synonyms: 下げる, 奪い去る, 持ち去る, 連れ去る
Dismiss stop associating with
Synonyms: 下げる, 断る
Hang be exhibited
Synonyms: かける, 下げる

Meanings for each kanji in 下げる

» below; down; descend; give; low; inferior

Categories 下げる is a member of

Modify cause to change
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Minify make smaller
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Decorate make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
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Move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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Take take into one's possession
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Can terminate the employment of
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Devalue lower the value or quality of
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 下げる

Conjugations for 下げる

masu stem
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sage
Negative stem
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sage
te-form
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sagete
Negative te-form
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sagenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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sagenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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sageru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sagenai
Past Indicative Form
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sageta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sagenakatta
Presumptive Form
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sageyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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sagemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sagemasen
Past Indicative Form
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sagemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sagemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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sagemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
sagetai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sagetakunai
Past Indicative Form
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sagetakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sagetakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()··]
sageta
te-form
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sagetakute
Negative te-form
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sagetakunakute
Adverbial Form
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sagetaku
Provisional Form
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sagetakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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sagetakunakereba
Conditional Form
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sagetakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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sagetakunakattara
Objective Form
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sagetasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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sagero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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sagenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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sagereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sagenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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sagenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
sagetara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sagenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
sagetari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
sagerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
sagerarenai
Past Indicative Form
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sagerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sagerarenakatta
masu-stem
[()···]
sagerare
te-form
[()····]
sagerarete
Negative te-form
[()······]
sagerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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sageraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sageraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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sageraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sageraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
sagereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sagerenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
sagereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
sagerenakatta
te-form
[()···]
sagerete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
sagerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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sageremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sageremasen
Past Indicative Form
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sageremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sageremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
sagerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
sagerarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
sagerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
sagerarenakatta
masu stem
[()···]
sagerare
te-form
[()····]
sagerarete
Negative te-form
[()······]
sagerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·····]
sageraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
sageraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()······]
sageraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·········]
sageraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
sagesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
sagesasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
sagesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
sagesasenakatta
masu stem
[()···]
sagesase
te-form
[()····]
sagesasete
Negative te-form
[()······]
sagesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·····]
sagesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
sagesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()······]
sagesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·········]
sagesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()······]
sagesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
sagesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()······]
sagesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·········]
sagesaserarenakatta
masu stem
[()·····]
sagesaserare
te-form
[()······]
sagesaserarete
Negative te-form
[()········]
sagesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·······]
sagesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()········]
sagesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()········]
sagesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()···········]
sagesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()··]
sagen
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··]
sagezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··]
sagenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sagezaru

Intransitive pair for 下げる

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sagaru
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[さが()·]
sagaru

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower
  2. to hang; to dangle
  3. to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire
  4. to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded
  5. to get closer to the present day
  6. to go south (in Kyoto)

Sample Sentences for 下げる

She walked with her head down like an old woman.
The radio is too loud. Turn the volume down.
The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.
I think we should reduce the price.
The government ordered that the price of soap be reduced by two pence.

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