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N4Vocabulary
落とす
おとす
to drop; to lose
Readings
- On
- 落:ラク
- Kun
- 落:お(ちる)
Examples
財布を落としました。
I dropped my wallet.
Note
This verb often appears in JLPT listening and reading sections. Know its common collocations. A core N4 word that builds on N5 foundations.
Questions that use this word
N5 1 · N4 3 · N3 1 · N1 3From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 文法
彼は先を急ぎすぎて、細部を見落とす___。
Answer: きらいがある
- N3N3 漢字
「落とす」の読み方は？
Answer: おとす
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