下
下 — below, down, descend
- JLPT
- JLPT N5
- Strokes
- 3
- Taught in
- School year 1
- Frequency
- #97 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- か ka
- げ ge
- か ka
- Kun'yomi
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- した shita
- しも shimo
- もと moto
- さ.げる sa.geru
- さ.がる sa.garu
- くだ.る kuda.ru
- くだ.り kuda.ri
- くだ.す kuda.su
- -くだ.す -kuda.su
- くだ.さる kuda.saru
- お.ろす o.rosu
- お.りる o.riru
- した shita
Example words
- 下手 heta unskilful
Words that use 下
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