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下 kanji
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
On readings
カゲ
Kun readings
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
Variant forms
丅Words with 下
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —下刻downcutting; downward erosion; vertical erosion
- —下辺lower side; lower edge; lower border; lower hem
- —下議member of the lower house
- —足下at one's feet; underfoot; written after the addressee's name in a formal letter to show respect; thou; you
- —下淫being romantically involved with someone of lower class (oft. of a woman)
- —下拍downbeat
- —闕下before the Emperor; in front of the Emperor
- —聖下His Holiness; Your Holiness
- —下腕forearm; lower arm
- —跨下crotch; thigh; groin
- —幕下military camp; encampment; subordinate; vassal; retainer; follower; direct retainer of a shogun; shogunal vassal; shogun; general; general of the Imperial Guard (Nara and Heian periods); shogun
- —覇下Baxia (legendary Chinese dragon)
- —胃下垂gastroptosis
- —炎天下under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
- —下院議lower house (of Parliament, etc.)
- —下級職subordinate post
- —下級審lower court
- —下級生student in a lower grade; underclassman
- —下降線downward curve
- —下士官non-commissioned officer; petty officer