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下

below
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingカ、ゲ
Kun reading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
JōyōGrade 1

Popular Usage

靴下下手廊下地下鉄以下下宿下る下着下りる下げる下す下り

Radicals and components

Radical一oneComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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one (一) · ceiling (冖) · magic wand · augury · divining rod

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 51

Compound words

下手したて
humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
下手へた
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
靴下くつした
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
廊下ろうか
corridor; hallway; passageway
地下鉄ちかてつ
subway; metro; underground (railway)
以下いか
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under; ... and below; ... or fewer
下るくだる
to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time)
下宿げしゅく
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; room and board; boarding house
下着したぎ
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
下げるさげる
to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower; to reduce
下すくだす
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence
下りくだり
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)
下さるくださる
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige
下降かこう
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn
下車げしゃ
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
下旬げじゅん
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
下水げすい
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewerage; sewage
下駄げた
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net
下町したまち
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
下品げひん
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
上下うえした
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
上下じょうげ
top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down
下書きしたがき
draft; rough copy
下位かい
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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