Word Meaning

もと moto

下 is read as もと (moto) and means under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)
  2. (someone's) side
  3. (someone's) location
  4. under (a flag, the sun, etc.)
  5. beneath
  6. with (e.g. one blow)
  7. on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...)
  8. in (e.g. the name of ...)

Reading

Kana

もと

Romaji

moto

Writing Variants

  • もと moto

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 3 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms Rank 13104 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下車

げしゃ

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.)

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)

下ろす

おろす

to withdraw (money)

下る

くだる

to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)

下さる

くださる

to give

下水

げすい

sewage

下がる

さがる

to get closer to the present day

下山

げざん

descending a mountain

下見

したみ

preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes)

下がり

さがり

a little after ...

下す

くだす

to beat

Example Sentences

9

ねこがつくえのしたにいる。

The cat is under the desk.

かいだんをおりるとでぐちがあります。

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

ねつがすこしさがった。

The fever went down a little.

ねだんをもうすこしさげてください。

Please lower the price a little more.

かれはわたしよりひとつしたです。

He is one year younger than me.

せいせきはきょねんよりしただった。

The grades were lower than last year.

かれのはんだんはわたしのくだしたけつろんとおなじだった。

His judgment was the same as the conclusion I reached.

せんせいがしゅくだいをくださった。

The teacher gave us homework.

かれはぶちょうのもとではたらいている。

He works under the department manager.