引き下げる|ひきさげるhikisageru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to reduce; to cut
   米国べいこく連邦れんぽう準備じゅんび銀行ぎんこうは金利きんりを引き下ひきさげました。↗

   The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates.
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto demote
3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon
4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto withdraw (troops, etc.); to pull back; to move back

• Synonym下げるさげるNeutralA broad, everyday verb for lowering or hanging things; for cutting prices, rates, standards and other set values, 「引き下げる」 is the usual choice.
• Synonym下ろすおろすNeutralMeans putting or letting something down, as in 「荷物を下ろす」; the emphasis is on placing it downward.
• Related低めるひくめるWrittenLowers height or sound, as in 「声を低める」; it leans toward written or formal prose.
• Related落とすおとすNeutralCovers dropping and lowering, as in 「スピードを落とす」; it has a very wide range of uses.
• Related引き下ろすひきおろすNeutralMeans dragging or pulling something down, and by extension overthrowing someone; the emphasis is on the pulling action.
• Related取り下ろすとりおろすNeutralMeans taking something down or putting it down, with the emphasis on bringing it down from a high place.
• Antonym引き上げるひきあげるNeutralThe antonym: it means raising or increasing, the opposite of 「引き下げる」.

Use 「引き下げる」 to lower prices, tax rates or standards, as in 「金利を引き下げる」. For general lowering use 「下げる」, for putting things down 「下ろす」, for reducing speed 「落とす」; 「引き上げる」 is its opposite, to raise.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 手てに提さげて持もつ。
2. 値段ねだんなどを下さげる。
3. 位置いちを後うしろまたは下したへ移動いどうする。後退こうたいさせる。
4. 身分みぶん、地位ちいなどを低ひくくする。
5. 部下ぶかなどを引き連ひきつれる。
6. 取り下とりさげる。撤回てっかいする。