Keyword
below
- down
- descend
- give
- low
- inferior
- Frequency
- #97
- Strokes
- 3
- Grade
- 1
- JLPT (old)
- N4
- Heisig
- 51
Readings
カ38%
した20%
ゲ12%
さ12%
くだ10%
しも3%
お3%
もと2%
Mnemonic
One nail holds a crooked divining rod to the ceiling, and you stand underneath it, looking up from below.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
峠mountain pass雫trickle吓scare圷low-lying land忑fearful垰mountain pass桛reel梺base of a mountain裃old ceremonial garb閇close颪wind from mountains鞐fastener
Used in vocabulary
下
below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; …
Noun
下
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); in (e.g. the name of ...); (someone's) side; (someone's) location
Noun
以下
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under; ... and below; ... or fewer; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; beneath; less than; the following; …
Suffix
地下
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret; illegal; in hiding
Noun
下り
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream; downhill
Noun
上下
top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down; going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; …
Noun