Lingaku下げる【さげる】
Frequency rank: 1,978.
- to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
- to lower; to reduce; to bring down
- to demote; to move back; to pull back
- to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
- to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cardshanafudasee also 出来役
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 下げる【さげる】Frequency rank: 1,978.
- さげるFrequency rank: 23,730. – 23,859.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
- to lower; to reduce; to bring down
- to demote; to move back; to pull back
- to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
- to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards
This meaning refers to the act of placing something in a hanging position or adorning oneself with an item.
She is wearing a new necklace.
This meaning involves the action of making something lower in position, quantity, or intensity.
This meaning is used when referring to reducing someone's rank or status, or physically moving something to a less prominent position.
He was demoted from manager to regular employee.
This usage pertains to the action of taking away dishes or food from a table or altar, usually after eating or during cleanup.
This meaning applies to card games, where a player continues their turn after achieving a scoring combination with their cards.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さげる下げるきごう（さげるきごう）をさげる下げるto lower one's statusさげる下げるきごう（さげるきごう）をさげて下げてもらうto have something loweredかかく価格をさげる下げるto lower the priceひょうか評価をさげる下げるto lower the evaluationてんしょんテンションをさげる下げるto lower the tensionおんりょう音量をさげる下げるto lower the volumeかい階をさげる下げるto move down a floorきおん気温をさげる下げるto lower the temperatureにもつ荷物をさげる下げるto lower the luggageそうしょく装飾をさげる下げるto hang down the decorationかいぎ会議をさげる下げるto move the meeting back
Example sentences
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She was encumbered with two heavy suitcases.
As soon as she entered the room, I rose to my feet and made a deep bow.
The Nikkei Stock Average lost nearly 200 points to close yesterday at 18,000.
The Bank of Japan lowered its discount rate by half a percentage point Monday, bringing the key lending rate to 4.5%.
The government ordered that the price of soap be reduced by two pence.
A wise businessman knows how to clamp down on costs.