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down · below · under · lower
N5On: か、げKun: した、しも、もと、さ、くだ、お
Memory Aid
This kanji visually represents something *below* a surface. The top horizontal line acts as a reference point (the ground or a surface), and the shorter stroke underneath it clearly indicates the position *below*.
'Ka' — like 'KA-n you go *down*?'
'Shita' — Imagine a SHIRT that's *under* your clothes.
Vocabulary
下したbelow, under
地下鉄ちかてつsubway
下がるさがるto hang down, to drop
下手へたunskillful, poor at
下りるおりるto get off, to descend
Example Sentences
猫はテーブルの下にいます。
The cat is under the table.
バスをここで降ります。
I will get off the bus here.
株価が急に下がった。
Stock prices suddenly dropped.
地下鉄の駅はどこですか。
Where is the subway station?