下
Meanings
Noun
1. under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.) (oft. as ...の下に or ...の下で)
2. under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath
3. with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); in (e.g. the name of ...) (as ...の下に)
4. (someone's) side; (someone's) location (usu. written as 元)
Other spellings
許
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
もと
Examples14
法
All men are equal under the law.
日
There is nothing new under the sun.
その
The shop is kept under police supervision.
太陽
There is nothing new under the sun.
ブラウン
I studied mathematics under Dr. Brown.
彼
He worked under divine guidance.