Vocabulary

What does 下 (した, shita) mean?

下 (した, shita) means below, underneath.

Quick facts
Readingした
Romajishita
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
した
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshita

below, underneath

  1. 1noun below; down; under
  2. 2noun bottom
  3. 3noun beneath; underneath
  4. 4noun just after; right after
  5. 5noun · no-adjective inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)

Example sentences

  • There is a cat under the desk.

  • The book is under the chair.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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