English–Japanese
“lower” in Japanese
How to say “lower” in Japanese
“Lower” in Japanese is 下げる (sageru).
Causes something to move downward or become lower in position, quantity, or intensity.
Example sentences with 下げる
店員に相談して、商品の値段を下げてもらいます。ten in ni sō dan shi te shō hin no ne dan o sa ge te mo ra i ma su
I ask the clerk to lower the price of the item.
Tips for using 下げる
- The polite form 下げます (sagemasu) is common in beginner conversations, and its negative form 下げません (sagemasen) means that the lowering does not happen.
Other Japanese words for “lower”
手を下ろします。te o o ro shi ma su
I lower my hand.
店は商品の値段を引き下げます。mise wa shō hin no ne dan o hi ki sa ge ma su
The store lowers the prices of its products.

