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下

Kanji meanings and readings

下

N5

below; down; descend; give; low; inferior

On reading
カ、ゲ
Kun reading
した、しも、もと、さ.げる、さ.がる、くだ.る、くだ.り、くだ.す、-くだ.す、くだ.さる、お.ろす、お.りる
Radical
一
Illustration of 上下
N1

うえした

high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming

Illustration of 上下
N2

じょうげ

high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming

Illustration of 下

下

N5

した

below

Illustration of 下がる
N4

さがる

to get down; to descend

Illustration of 下げる
N4

さげる

to hang; to lower; to move back

Illustration of 下す
N3

くだす

to lower; to let go down

Illustration of 下り
N3

くだり

down-train (going away from Tokyo)

Illustration of 下りる
N4

おりる

to get off

Illustration of 下る
N2

くだる

to get down; to descend

Illustration of 下位
N1

かい

low rank; subordinate; lower order (e.g. byte)

Illustration of 下取り
N1

したどり

trade in; part exchange

Illustration of 下吏
N1

かり

lower official

Illustration of 下品
N2

げひん

vulgarity; meanness; indecency; coarseness

Illustration of 下地
N1

したじ

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge of; grounding in; prearrangement

Illustration of 下宿
N4

げしゅく

lodging

Illustration of 下心
N1

したごころ

secret intention; motive

Illustration of 下手
N5

へた

unskillful

Illustration of 下旬
N2

げじゅん

month (last third of)

Illustration of 下書き
N2

したがき

rough copy; draft

Illustration of 下水
N2

げすい

drainage; sewage; ditch; gutter; sewerage

Illustration of 下火
N1

したび

burning low; waning; declining

Illustration of 下町
N2

したまち

Shitamachi; lower parts of town

Illustration of 下番
N1

かばん

going off duty

Illustration of 下痢
N1

げり

diarrhoea

Illustration of 下着
N4

したぎ

underwear