Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind.
  2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape.
  3. to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election).
  4. to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances.
  5. to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with.
  6. Computer terminology.to download, to copy from a computer to another medium.
  7. Martial arts term.to make someone swoon (judo).
  8. to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line).
  9. to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting).
  10. to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness). Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
落とす おとす
 
落す おとす
 
 
堕とす おとす
 
 
墜とす おとす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fall, drop, come down
お.ちる ラク おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク おのおの かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)