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堕ろす (おろす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

堕おろす

お

ろ

す

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

abort (a fetus)

Specifically refers to terminating a pregnancy; carries a negative nuance. Used in medical and personal contexts.

彼かの女じょは事じ情じょうがあって子こ供どもを堕おろさざるを得えなかった。
Due to circumstances, she had no choice but to abort the child.
医い師しは胎たい

児じ

を

堕お

ろす

手しゅ

術じゅつ

を

行おこな

っ

た

。

The doctor performed an operation to abort the fetus.

Kanji

堕degenerate, descend to, lapse into

Similar words

中ちゅう絶ぜつ
中絶 is a more formal, clinical term for abortion, often used in medical or legal contexts. 堕ろす is a verb with a more direct, personal, and negative nuance.
妊にん娠しん中ちゅう絶ぜつ
妊娠中絶 is the full formal term for induced abortion. 堕ろす is the everyday verb for the act.

Etymology

Compound of 堕 (fall, degenerate) and おろす (to bring down). The kanji 堕 is used specifically for the sense of aborting a fetus, distinguishing it from other おろす verbs.