下 xià
verb | measurement word
: down; downwards; below; lower
: later; next (week etc); second (of two parts)
: to decline; to go down; bring down
: to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
: measure word to show the frequency of an action
: inferior
Kun Reading
下 | した shita
noun
: below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
: bottom
: beneath; underneath
: just after; right after
: inferiority; one’s inferior (i.e. one’s junior)
: trade-in
: preliminary; preparatory
下 | もと moto
adverb
: under (esp. influence or guidance)
下 | しも shimo
noun
: lower reaches (of a river)
: bottom; lower part
: lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces; urine; menses
: end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan)
: (No-adjective) dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)
下り | くだり kudari
noun | noun suffix
: down-train (going away from Tokyo)
: down-slope; downward going
下さい | ください kudasai
expression
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Honorific or respectful language) please give me
: (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-) please do for me
下げる | さげる sageru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to hang; to lower; to move back; to wear; to dismiss; to grant
On Reading
下 | か ka
suffix
: under (being in said condition or environment)
下 | げ ge
noun
: lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority
: second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
