Japanese Words Containing 下

Word	Reading	Definition	JLPT
下	した	below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)	n5
下る	くだる	to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
下す	くだす	to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict	n2
下げる	さげる	to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower	n3
下りる	おりる	to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus)	n3
廊下	ろうか	corridor; hallway; passageway	n4
天下	てんか	the whole world; the whole country; society; the public	n2
下手	したて	humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt	n4
下さる	くださる	to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one	n5
下駄	げた	geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
上下	うえした	top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below	n3
地下	ちか	underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave	n3
下ろす	おろす	to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.)	n3
下宿	げしゅく	boarding; lodging; board and lodging; room and board	n1
階下	かいか	lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs	n2
下がる	さがる	to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop	n4
下女	げじょ	maidservant
目下	めした	subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors	n1
木の下	このした	under a tree
見下す	みくだす	to look down (on); to condescend (to)	n1
部下	ぶか	subordinate person	n2
低下	ていか	fall; decline; lowering; deterioration	n2
下町	したまち	low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)	n1
下手人	げしゅにん	offender (esp. murderer); criminal
下り	くだり	down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going	n2
下らない	くだらない	trivial; trifling; insignificant; not worth bothering with	n2
下車	げしゃ	alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
下旬	げじゅん	last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month	n2
下男	げなん	manservant
城下	じょうか	land near a castle; castle town
軒下	のきした	under the eaves	n1
下等	かとう	inferior; base; vulgar; low grade	n2
見下ろす	みおろす	to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise	n2
下記	かき	the following	n3
下品	げひん	vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
足下	あしもと	at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step"); gait	n2
ぶら下げる	ぶらさげる	to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing	n2
下流	かりゅう	downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
山下	やまもと	foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery
靴下	くつした	socks; sock; stockings; stocking	n5
年下	としした	younger; junior	n2
真下	ました	right under; directly below; right beneath
落下	らっか	fall; drop; descent; coming down	n1
下界	げかい	the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
下着	したぎ	underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie	n1
床下	ゆかした	under the floor
地下鉄	ちかてつ	subway; metro; underground (railway)	n5
陛下	へいか	Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
飛び下りる	とびおりる	to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off	n1
目の下	めのした	below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
眼下	がんか	under one's eyes; below one's eyes
門下	もんか	one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
下し	くだし	evacuation; purgation
手下	てした	subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
描き下ろし	かきおろし	newly drawn artwork (illustrations, manga, etc.); original art; specially drawn artwork; drawing (a new work) for a specific purpose
下部	かぶ	lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
言下	げんか	promptly	n1
閣下	かっか	your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
下級	かきゅう	lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
卑下	ひげ	self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility	n1
貴下	きか	you
下層	かそう	lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
下腹	したはら	abdomen; stomach; (lower) abdominal region; hypogastrium
脚下	きゃっか	at one's feet	n1
下総	しもうさ	Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
臣下	しんか	retainer; subject; vassal; servant	n2
川下	かわしも	downstream
配下	はいか	followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
下心	したごころ	secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
下山	げざん	descending a mountain; descent
庭下駄	にわげた	garden clogs
腋の下	わきのした	armpit; axilla
下痢	げり	diarrhea; diarrhoea
殿下	でんか	Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
城下町	じょうかまち	castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
下僕	げぼく	manservant
下水	げすい	drainage; ditch; gutter; sewerage	n1
直下	ちょっか	directly under; falling perpendicularly	n2
下劣	げれつ	base; mean; vulgar; despicable
下落	げらく	depreciation; decline; fall; slump
掘り下げる	ほりさげる	to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into	n1
下司	げす	vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; boor
駒下駄	こまげた	low wooden clogs; komageta
下方	かほう	lower region; lower part; region below
下野	げや	resigning from (public) office; going out of power (of a party); going into opposition
下地	したじ	groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude	n1
下屋敷	しもやしき	daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo; daimyo villa
脇の下	わきのした	armpit; axilla
下向	げこう	going from the capital to the provinces; returning after praying at a temple or shrine; coming down from a high place to a low place
膝下	ひざもと	near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.)
下役	したやく	underling; subordinate official
下座	げざ	coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
下げ	さげ	lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down
下り立つ	おりたつ	to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
ぶら下がる	ぶらさがる	to hang down (from); to dangle; to swing; to be suspended
下半身	かはんしん	lower half of the body; nether parts	n2
書き下ろす	かきおろす	to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)
袖の下	そでのした	bribe; money under the table
高下	こうげ	rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
無下	むげ	without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous

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