Kanji 下: "below, down, descend"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 下

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 下したbelow; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter) · bottom
• 下くださいplease (give me) · please (do for me)
• 下くださるto give; to confer; to bestow · to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor
• 下さがるto come down; to go down; to fall; to drop · to hang; to dangle
• 下もとunder (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.) · under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath
• 廊ろう下かcorridor; hallway; passageway
• 頭あたまを下さげるto bow; to bow one's head · to apologize; to apologise
• 部ぶ下かsubordinate person
• 下さげるto hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration) · to lower; to reduce; to bring down
• 地ち下かunderground; below the ground · world of the dead; the grave
• 下手へたunskillful; poor; awkward · imprudent; untactful
• 下おろすto take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.) · to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload

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