Word Meaning 下手

しもて shimote

下手 is read as しもて (shimote) and means left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV).

Meaning

English

  1. left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV)
  2. stage right (actor's POV)
  3. lower part
  4. foot
  5. lower direction

Reading

Kana

しもて

Romaji

shimote

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 上手 Rank 68984 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下手くそ

へたくそ

unskilled

下手投げ

したてなげ

underarm throw

下手の長談義

へたのながだんぎ

poor speakers make long speeches

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

下品

げひん

vulgar

下界

げかい

this world (as opposed to heaven)

下院

かいん

lower house

下方

かほう

lower region

下水道

げすいどう

sewer

下地

したじ

soy sauce

下野

げや

retirement from public office