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Kanji Detail for 下 - "below, to descend"

下

  • Meaning

    下 means "below, to descend." Also associated with later.

    1. Below - Lower in position, status, value, or age; inferior.

    2. Later - The latter part in time, order, or sequence.

    3. To descend - To lower; to go down; to move from high to low.

    4. Under authority - Within someone's jurisdiction or control.

    5. To issue - To hand down a command or order.

    6. To act - To take action; to carry out.

  • Words using 下

    • 下車 げしゃ Listen alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
    • 下院 かいん Listen lower house; lower legislative chamber
    • 低下 ていか Listen fall; decline; lowering
    • 地下 ちか Listen underground; below the ground; world of the dead
    • 引き下げ ひきさげ Listen reduction; cut
    • 殿下 でんか Listen Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
    • 陛下 へいか Listen Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
    • 下旬 げじゅん Listen last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

  • Four-character idioms with 下

    • 天下一品 てんかいっぴん Listen beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled
    • 急転直下 きゅうてんちょっか Listen suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
    • 一上一下 いちじょういちげ Listen going up and down
    • 三日天下 みっかてんか Listen short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
    • 上意下達 じょういかたつ Listen conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
    • 下学上達 かがくじょうたつ Listen beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning

  • Tattoo check: 下

    • Verified meaning: below, to descend
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read くだり, さがり, した, しも)
    • Also carries these associations: later

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 下

    Surnames 下(くだり)Listen 下(さがり)Listen 下(した)Listen 下(しも)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    below; down; descend; give; low; inferior

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of 上. See "上" for details. | A humble term when addressing superiors. Such as 下情 (my humble feelings), 下懷 (my humble thoughts). | To descend. To go downward from above. Such as 下山 (descend the mountain), 下樓 (go downstairs). | To lower; such as 下旗 (lower the flag), 下帷 (lower the curtain). Like the colloquial "put down." | To subdue. Hence attacking cities, seizing territory, and subduing people by force is called 下.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ge(ゲ) ゲ

    ka(カ) カ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kuda.ri(くだり) くだり

    kuda.ru(くだ-る) くだ-る

    kuda.saru(くだ-さる) くだ-さる

    kuda.su(くだ-す) くだ-す

    moto(もと) もと

    o.riru(お-りる) お-りる

    o.rosu(お-ろす) お-ろす

    sa.garu(さ-がる) さ-がる

    sa.geru(さ-げる) さ-げる

    shimo(しも) しも

    shita(した) した

  • Strokes

    tip

    3 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    一 (ichi)

  • Related Keywords

    below later to descend lower subordinate under authority down base beneath bottom decline diminish drop fall foundation humble inferior reduce secondary submerge support

Sentences including 下

  • Under the table was a black cat.

  • Please pass me the sugar.

  • Could you please repeat it slowly?

  • I am poor at tennis.

  • Let me take a look.

  • Let me do my work in peace.

  • Keep an eye on my bag while i buy a ticket.

  • If you want to speak to me , please call me up.

  • He kindly answered questions.

  • The question is who will make the decision.

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