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下

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Rank

意below; down; descend; give; low; inferior

訓した、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

音カ、ゲ

名さか、しと

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しも

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しもべ

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

servant; manservant; menialword usually written using kana alone

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【しもべ】
【しもべ】
【しもべ】

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【しもき】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

second half of the (fiscal) yearsee also

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【かはんしん】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

lower half of the bodysee also

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【しもはんしん】

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【しもはんき】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

second half of the year; second half of the fiscal yearsee also

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【かはんき】

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もと

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【もと】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)oft. のもとに or のもとで
under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath
with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); in (e.g. the name of)as ...のもとに

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

(someone's) side; (someone's) locationusu. written 元see also 元

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【もと】

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【あしもと】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

gait; pace; step

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

most recent; current

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もと【あしもと】
【あしもと】
【あしもと】

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【やまもと】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

foot of a mountain; base of a mountainsee also
mine; collieryesp. 山元
owner of a mountain; operator of a mineesp. 山元

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【やまもと】
【やまもと】

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し【とうだいもとくらし】

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at Londonproverb

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もとし【とうだいもとくらし】

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した

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【くつした】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

socks; sock; stockings; stocking

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くつ【くつした】
【くつした】

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【したぎ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

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【したまち】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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)see also

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【めした】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; juniorsee also and

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くだ.る

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ください

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

please (give me)word usually written using kana alonehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
please (do for me)word usually written using kana alonehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languageafter te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-

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さい【ください】

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る【くだる】

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb

to descend; to go down; to come down
to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
to pass (of time)
to surrender; to capitulate
to be less than; to be inferior tooften in neg. form
to have the runs; to have diarrheaalso written as 瀉るsee also
to pass (in stool); to be discharged from the body
to depreciate oneself; to be humblearchaism

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る【くだる】

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り【くだり】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

down-slope; downward going

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a prefix

downstream; downhillantonym:

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くださる

Godan verb - -aru special class

to give; to confer; to bestowhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languageword usually written using kana alone
to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favorhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languageword usually written using kana alone

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さる【くださる】

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さ.げる

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げる【さげる】

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
to lower; to reduce; to bring down
to demote; to move back; to pull back
to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cardshanafudasee also

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がる【さがる】

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb

to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lowerantonym:
to hang; to dangle
to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire
to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded
to get closer to the present day
to go southin Kyoto

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る【さがる】

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きげ【ひきさげ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

reduction; cut

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げ【ひきさげ】

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きげる【ひきさげる】

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw

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げる【ひきさげる】

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お.ろす

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りる【おりる】

Ichidan verb; intransitive verb

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come downesp. 下りる
to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismountesp. 降りる
to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold
to be granted; to be issued; to be givenesp. 下りる
to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)esp. 降りる
to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)esp. 下りるsee also 下り物

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りる【おりる】

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ろす【おろす】

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat)
to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to dischargeesp. 降ろす
to withdraw (money)
to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches)
to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to dropesp. 降ろす
to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down
to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus)see also
to invoke (a spirit); to call down

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ろす【おろす】
す【おろす】

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ろす【みおろす】

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on
to despise; to look down onsee also

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おろす【みおろす】

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びりる【とびおりる】

Ichidan verb; intransitive verb

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

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びりる【とびおりる】
びりる【とびおりる】
りる【とびおりる】

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カ

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【ちかてつ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

underground train; subway

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【ろうか】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

corridor; hallway; passageway

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【いか】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

not exceeding; and downward; ... and below
below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level)
the below-mentioned; the following; the rest

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【いげ】
【いか】【いげ】

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【ちか】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

underground; below the groundantonym:

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

world of the dead; the grave

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret; illegal; in hiding

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ゲ

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【いか】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

not exceeding; and downward; ... and below
below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level)
the below-mentioned; the following; the rest

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【いげ】
【いか】【いげ】

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【げしゅく】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

boarding; lodging; board and lodging; room and board

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

boarding house; lodging house; lodgings

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【げしゃ】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)see also antonym:

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【げじゅん】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)

last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

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下

下

しもべ

下期【しもき】

下半身【かはんしん】

下半期【しもはんき】

下【もと】

足元【あしもと】

山元【やまもと】

灯台下暗し【とうだいもとくらし】

靴下【くつした】

下着【したぎ】

下町【したまち】

目下【めした】

ください

下る【くだる】

下り【くだり】

くださる

下げる【さげる】

下がる【さがる】

引き下げ【ひきさげ】

引き下げる【ひきさげる】

降りる【おりる】

下ろす【おろす】

見下ろす【みおろす】

飛び下りる【とびおりる】

地下鉄【ちかてつ】

廊下【ろうか】

以下【いか】

地下【ちか】

以下【いか】

下宿【げしゅく】

下車【げしゃ】

下旬【げじゅん】

【しもき】

【かはんしん】

【しもはんき】

【もと】

【あしもと】

【やまもと】

し【とうだいもとくらし】

【くつした】

【したぎ】

【したまち】

【めした】

る【くだる】

り【くだり】

げる【さげる】

がる【さがる】

きげ【ひきさげ】

きげる【ひきさげる】

りる【おりる】

ろす【おろす】

ろす【みおろす】

びりる【とびおりる】

【ちかてつ】

【ろうか】

【いか】

【ちか】

【いか】

【げしゅく】

【げしゃ】

【げじゅん】