下 Kanji – below
The Japanese kanji 下 can mean below, down, descend, give, low, inferior.
Meaning and Readings
How is 下 read?
下 has the onyomi readings カ, ゲ and the kunyomi readings した, しも, もと, さげる, さがる, くだる, くだり, くだす, -くだす, くださる, おろす, おりる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ka, ge, shita, shimo, moto, sageru, sagaru, kudaru, kudari, kudasu, kudasaru, orosu, oriru.
Common Japanese Words Using 下
These common Japanese words contain 下. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- ぶら下がる（ぶらさがる） — to hang down (from), to dangle, to swing, to be suspended
- ぶら下げる（ぶらさげる） — to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing, to carry
- 以下（いか） — not exceeding ..., not more than ..., ... and under, ... and below, ... or fewer
- 引き下げ（ひきさげ） — reduction, cut
- 右下（みぎした） — lower right
- 下（した） — below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter)
- 下がる（さがる） — to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower
- 下げる（さげる） — to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration)
- 下さい（ください） — please (give me)
- 下さる（くださる） — to give, to confer, to bestow