下 — below, down, under

した下 below

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes direction

U+4E0B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #97 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #50 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

below
down
under
descend

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した shita Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

下(した) shita below 山(やま) 下(した) yamashita Yamashita (surname) 竹(たけ) 下(した) takeshita Takeshita (surname) 木(き) 下(した) kinoshita Kinoshita 年(とし) 下(した) toshishita younger 下(した) 町(まち) shitamachi downtown 下(した) 回(まわ) る shitamawaru to fall below 下(した) 地(じ) shitaji groundwork

さ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

下(さ) がる sagaru to go down 下(さ) げる sageru to lower 下(さ) げ sage lowering 引(ひ) き下(さ) げる hikisageru to lower 引(ひ) き下(さ) げ hikisage reduction 値(ね) 下(さ) げ nesage price reduction 掘(ほ) り下(さ) げる horisageru to dig down

くだ kuda Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

下(くだ) さる kudasaru to give (honorific) 下(くだ) る kudaru to go down 下(くだ) す kudasu to hand down 下(くだ) り kudari descent 天(あま) 下(くだ) り amakudari descent from heaven

お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

下(お) ろす orosu to lower 下(お) りる oriru to descend 見(み) 下(お) ろす miorosu to look down on

か ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

天(てん) 下(か) tenka the world 目(もっ) 下(か) mokka at present 地(ち) 下(か) chika underground 下(か) 記(き) kaki the following 下(か) 方(ほう) kahou lower direction 地(ち) 下(か) 鉄(てつ) chikatetsu subway 部(ぶ) 下(か) buka subordinate 落(らっ) 下(か) rakka fall

け・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

上(じょう) 下(げ) jouge top and bottom 下(げ) 車(しゃ) gesha alighting 下(げ) 落(らく) geraku decline 下(げ) 品(ひん) gehin vulgar 下(げ) 宿(しゅく) geshuku boarding house 下(げ) 旬(じゅん) gejun last third of a month 下(げ) 痢(り) geri diarrhea

しも shimo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

川(かわ) 下(しも) kawashimo downstream 下(しも) 北(きた) 沢(ざわ) shimokitazawa Shimokitazawa

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

下手(へた) heta unskilled

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いち一 one #1

卜 divination

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とうげ峠 mountain peak

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下 — below, down, under

Meanings

word

した shita Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

さ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

くだ kuda Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

か ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

け・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

しも shimo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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下 — below, down, under

Meanings

word

した shita Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

さ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

くだ kuda Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

お o Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

か ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

け ・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

しも shimo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Stroke order

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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け・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).