下

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カゲ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-くだ.すお.りるお.ろすくだ.さるくだ.すくだ.りくだ.るさ.がるさ.げるしたしももと

Nanori (名乗り)

さかしと

Stroke Order

3 / 3

Information

Grade:1

Strokes:3

JLPT:N5

Frequency:97

Vocabulary

カ

Word	Reading	Meaning
以下	イカ	not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under; ... and below; ... or fewer; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; beneath; less than; the following; the below-mentioned; the rest; followed by ...; including ...; ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)
下位	カイ	low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
下院	カイン	lower house; lower legislative chamber
下級	カキュウ	lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
下限	カゲン	lower limit; infimum

ゲ

Word	Reading	Meaning
以下	イゲ	not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under; ... and below; ... or fewer; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; beneath; less than; the following; the below-mentioned; the rest; followed by ...; including ...; ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)
下山	ゲサン	descending a mountain; descent
下車	ゲシャ	alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
下宿	ゲシュク	boarding; lodging; board and lodging; room and board; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
下旬	ゲジュン	last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
ぶら下がる	ぶらさがる	to hang down (from); to dangle; to swing; to be suspended; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
ぶら下げる	ぶらさげる	to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
引き下げ	ひきさげ	reduction; cut
下	した	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
下がる	さがる	to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; to get closer to the present day; to play a sagari; to extend downwards

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

reject, retreat, recede, withdraw, repel, repulse

plump, thick, big around

Buddha, the dead, France

crude, simple, plain, docile