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Readings

On reading
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

Meanings

  1. belowRtK
  2. descend
  3. down
    置いHe laid down the gun.tatoeba
    観覧併走A spectator boat and ubune go down the river side by side.wiki
  4. give
  5. inferior
  6. low
    上品上中The highest of higher-quality goods, the highest of middle grade goods, and the highest of lower-quality goods.wiki
    上品The middle of higher-quality goods, the middle of middle grade goods, and the middle of lower-quality goods.wiki
  1. younger (e.g. daughter)
  2. bottom

Synonyms

下準備

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

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

one () · ceiling () · 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
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
下りるおりる
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
下書きしたがき
draft; rough copy
下がるさがる
to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink
山下やました
Japanese name
彼は怒るといつも品な言葉を使う。げひん
He uses foul language whenever he gets angry.tatoeba
彼は人の話を聞いているとき頭を上に動かす癖がある。じょうげ
He has a habit of moving his head up and down when he is listening to a conversation.tatoeba
彼は首を上に振った。じょうげ
He shook his head up and down.tatoeba
彼は旗を上に動かした。じょうげ
He moved the flags up and down.tatoeba
彼は懲役十年で、女房には三年の刑がった。くだる
He was given ten years and his wife three.tatoeba
彼は重大な意義のある決定をした。くだす
He has made a significant decision.tatoeba
彼は聞き上手だが、話すのは手だ。
He is a good listener but a poor speaker.tatoeba
彼は部の不始末を見つけた。
He detected his men's misconduct.tatoeba
彼は部に当たり散らした。
He damned his men right and left.tatoeba
彼は部に対する権威がない、部に対して睨みがきかない。
He has no authority over his staff members.tatoeba
舞台手に天水桶がある。
A rainwater barrel is set on the stage right.wiki
手に入りやすいもの、重要なものを示す。
The following are books that are easily available or important.wiki
その結果、義国は勅勘を蒙り、父義家に捕縛命令がりる。
As a result, Yoshikuni received chokkan, and the arrest order for his father Yoshiie was issued.wiki
すぐに宿の本棚が溢れた。
Those books soon overflew his boarding house.wiki
すると、以後宿を行わなくなったという。
After that, Iemitsu stopped being away overnight.wiki
13歳で鎌倉へとる。
At age 13, he went to Kamakura.wiki
正午前には、仏供をげる。
The buku should be taken away before noon.wiki
いちだん掘りげることもある。
The land may be dug a little deeper to make the basou.wiki
本来は着のこと。
It originally referred to an undergarment.wiki
紅の裏のない着。
It is a red underwear without lining.wiki
7歳で臣籍降する。
He was demoted from nobility to subject when he was seven years old.wiki
十月、大宝律令を諸国に領する。
In October, Taiho Ritsuryo was distributed among the provinces.wiki
保津峡保津川
Hozu-gawa river rafting in Hozu-kyo Gorgewiki
宗紋は、り藤紋。
Their shumon is the Sagarifuji (hanging wisteria) crest.wiki
幅員:上線各2車線
Width: Two lanes each on the inbound and outbound laneswiki
トイレは上線とも改札内にある。
A lavatory is placed inside the corresponding ticket gates for both inbound-train and outbound-train users.wiki
山陰本線円町駅
(JR) Sanin Main Line: Enmachi Stationwiki
近鉄橿原神宮駅
Get off at the Kintetsu Line's Kashiharajingu Stationwiki
開催時期は4月旬。
It is held in late April.wiki
5月旬 大般若転読法要
Late May: A Buddhist mass in which priests take turns reading "Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra")wiki
京都市上水道局
Kyoto City Waterworks Bureauwiki
京都市上水道局山ノ内浄水場
Kyoto City Yamanouchi Purification Plantwiki
差歯の日和駄。
This is sashiba-geta and is categorized as Hiyori-geta.wiki
花魁が履く黒塗りの駄。
Sanmaiba geta is a black-painted sandal worn by oiran.wiki
川越藩の城町。
Kawagoe clan castle town.wiki
- 真壁城の城町。
Makabe castle town.wiki
子爵の位に相当する。
It is ranked below Viscount.wiki
位に錦鶏間祗候がある。
The license ranked next to Jako no ma shiko was Kinkei no ma shiko.wiki
看守長以吏員ノ半數ヲ日本人トス
Half the prison staff and the head warden shall be Japanese.wiki
成立時期は鎌倉時代中期をらないと見られる。
It seems to have been completed before the mid-Kamakura period.wiki
逆にらない回答をすると座布団を取り上げられる。
Conversely, if a boring reply is given a zabuton may be taken away.wiki
腐敗が進んだものを飲用すると、腹痛や痢の原因となる。
Hojicha which has begun to spoil can cause stomach aches or diarrhea.wiki

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