下

した· also もと、か、げ、しも

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

JLPT N5 Common word Also written 許

Meanings

Noun
below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
bottom
beneath; underneath
just after; right after
Noun, No-adjective
inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)

All 19 meanings

Noun
trade-in
Noun, prefix
preliminary; preparatory
Noun
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)
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 ...)
(someone's) side; (someone's) location
Suffix
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Noun
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority
second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
lower reaches (of a river)
bottom; lower part
lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses
end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan)
No-adjective
dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)

Example sentences

柳やなぎの下したの泥鰌どじょう。

A fox isn't caught twice in the same snare.
ベッドの下したよ。

It's under the bed.
テーブルの下したよ。

It's under the table.
それを下したに置おけ。

Set it down there.
弟おとうとは３つ下しただよ。

My brother is three years younger than me.

More examples (10)

机つくえの下したに猫ねこがいる。

There is a cat under the desk.
椅子いすの下したにいます。

It is under the chair.
大木たいぼくの下したで休やすんだ。

I rested under a large tree.
僕ぼくの弟おとうとは3個こ下しただ。

My brother is three years younger than me.
彼かれは銃じゅうを下したに置おいた。

He laid down the gun.
船ふねは橋はしの下したを通とおった。

The boat passed under the bridge.
椅子いすの下したにあります。

It is under the chair.
鍵かぎはマットの下したです。

The key is under the mat.
彼かれは荷物にもつを下したに置おいた。

He put the luggage down.
下したに署名しょめいしてください。

Sign at the bottom, please.