Kanji

What does the kanji 下 mean?

下 means below, under; to go down. On'yomi カ、ゲ. Kun'yomi 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.

Quick facts
On'yomi	カ、ゲ
Kun'yomi	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
Strokes	3
Main radical	一
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N5

下On'yomi カ、ゲKun'yomi 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

N5 · estimated, JLPT framework3 strokes

below, under; to go down

Memory hook

A mark hanging under the base line, pointing downward — BELOW, DOWN.

Main radical

一one 1 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 3 strokes

1
2
3

Common words

下したbelow, underneath
下しもbelow; downstream
下りくだりdownward direction; outbound line (away from the city center)
下るくだるto go down, to descend
下宿げしゅくto board, to lodge; boarding house (meals included)
靴下くつしたsocks

More words with this kanji

下手へたclumsy, poor at, unskillful
廊下ろうかhallway, corridor
下さいくださいplease (give me)
地下鉄ちかてつsubway
下着したぎunderwear
以下いかor less, not more than (~ and below); the following
下がるさがるto go down, to drop; to step back
下げるさげるto lower, to reduce; to hang up; to clear away (dishes)
下りるおりるto go down, to get off (a vehicle); to withdraw
地下ちかunderground, basement
下ろすおろすto take down, to lower
上下じょうげtop and bottom; up and down
下品げひんvulgar, tasteless
下旬げじゅんthe last ten days of the month
下水げすいwastewater; sewer, drain
下町したまちold downtown area, working-class district
下車げしゃgetting off (a vehicle, train)
下降かこうdescent, decline
下駄げたgeta (traditional Japanese wooden clogs)
低下ていかdecline, decrease, deterioration
目下めしたsubordinate, one's junior
下書きしたがきdraft
地下水ちかすいgroundwater
見下ろすみおろすto look down at; to look down on, to despise

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