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How to say "Hand down" or "Give" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Hand down" or "Give" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Hand down" or "Give" is "Kudasu", written in japanese as "下す".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese verb '下す (くだす)' has two main meanings. The first meaning is 'to hand down' or 'to provide', as in handing down a decision or providing a judgement. For example: The judge handed down a verdict - (裁判官は判決を下した). The second meaning is 'to give', as in giving something to someone. For example: The teacher gave the students extra homework - (先生は生徒たちに追加の宿題を下した).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "下" means "Down" and can be read as "Ge", "Shita", "Kuda" and "Ka"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Kudasu" mean in japanese?

"Kudasu" means "Hand down" or "Give" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for down?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Hand down" or "Give" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "す" is read as "su". The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.