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below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter) — 下
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下
した

shita

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 4
Appears in chapter 4 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 4
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    机(つくえ)の下(した)に猫(ねこ)がいる。
    There's a cat under the desk.

  2. bottom

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    ページの下(した)を読(よ)んでください。
    Please read the bottom of the page.

  3. beneath; underneath

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)らは下(した)の階(かい)に住(す)んでいる。
    They live on the floor beneath.

  4. just after; right after

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  5. inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

  6. trade-in

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Related:下取り

  7. preliminary; preparatory

    Noun, as prefix
    Noun, used as a prefix
    Noun, as prefix
    Related:下準備

What does 下 mean in English?

  1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)(n)
  2. bottom(n)
  3. beneath; underneath(n)
  4. just after; right after(n)
  5. inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)(n, adj-no)
  6. trade-in(n)
  7. preliminary; preparatory(n-pref)

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下 (shita)