What does kanji 下 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 下 is below.

How is kanji 下 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 下 are 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; the onyomi readings are カ, ゲ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 下?

Kanji 下 is taught in Jōyō Grade 1.

What is the main radical of kanji 下?

The main radical for kanji 下 is 一.

What words use kanji 下?

Example words that use kanji 下 include 下半身, 降りる, 下敷き, 下車.

JōyōJLPT N5Kanken 10

下

Meaning

Kanji 下

below

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: 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
Onyomi 音読み: カゲ
Nanori 名乗り: さかしと

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 1
JLPT: JLPT N5
Frequency: #97
Strokes: 3
Radical: 一
Components: 一 • ｜ • 卜
Kanji Kentei: Level 10
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 1,192 entries that include this kanji.

下半身

かはんしん

lower half of the body

降りる

おりる

to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

下敷き

したじき

model

下車

げしゃ

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.)

下旬

げじゅん

last third of a month

下げる

さげる

to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards

下り

くだり

downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)

下町

したまち

Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

下着

したぎ

underwear

下ろす

おろす

to withdraw (money)

下手

へた

imprudent

下唇

したくちびる

lower lip

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

猫が机の下にいる。

The cat is under the desk.

階段を下りると出口があります。

If you go down the stairs, there is an exit.

熱が少し下がった。

The fever went down a little.

値段をもう少し下げてください。

Please lower the price a little more.

彼は私より一つ下です。

He is one year younger than me.