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下 – below, down, descend
3 strokesTaught in grade 1#97 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 下 means below, down, descend, give, low, inferior. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カ、ゲ (ka, ge); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is 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 (shita, shimo, moto, sageru, sagaru, kudaru, kudari, kudasu, kudasu, kudasaru, orosu, oriru). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 一 (no. 1).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | カ | ka |
| On’yomi | ゲ | ge |
| Kun’yomi | した | shita |
| Kun’yomi | しも | shimo |
| Kun’yomi | もと | moto |
| Kun’yomi | さ.げる | sageru |
| Kun’yomi | さ.がる | sagaru |
| Kun’yomi | くだ.る | kudaru |
| Kun’yomi | くだ.り | kudari |
| Kun’yomi | くだ.す | kudasu |
| Kun’yomi | -くだ.す | kudasu |
| Kun’yomi | くだ.さる | kudasaru |
| Kun’yomi | お.ろす | orosu |
| Kun’yomi | お.りる | oriru |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 一 (Kangxi radical 1). Components: ｜・一・卜.
Words using 下
下したbelow靴下くつしたsocks下手へたunskillful廊下ろうかcorridor下さいくださいplease (give me)地下鉄ちかてつsubway以下いかnot exceeding ...下宿げしゅくboarding下着したぎunderwear下るさがるto come down下りるおりるto descend (e.g. a mountain)下げるさげるto hang下すおろすto take down下りくだりdown-train下るくだるto descend地下ちかunderground下しもlower reaches (of a river)下げlowness (of degree, value, etc.)下降かこうdescent下車げしゃalighting (from a train, bus, etc.)下旬げじゅんlast third of a month下水げすいdrainage下駄げたgeta下品げひんvulgar
Example sentences
「ところでよ、そのおめーのお父さんはどこにいんのさ？」「横転したトラックの下なんよ」
"By the way, where's your old man?" "Under that over-turned truck."
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.