Meaning of 下 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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下JLPT 5
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Kana Readingした
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Romajishita
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
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- Parts of speech
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- bottom
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- Parts of speech
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- beneath; underneath
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- Parts of speech
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- just after; right after
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
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- inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- trade-in
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- Parts of speech
- noun, used as a prefix
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- preliminary; preparatory
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Example Sentences
下, した used in context
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このシステムのもとでは、生徒は交替で教えあい、お互いに助け合わなければなりません。
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
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For that reason temporary workers are working under inferior conditions.
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『カムイの剣』は、1868年の徳川将軍時代の崩壊と、明治天皇下での日本の復興という変革期を舞台にした、一種の侍/忍者物語だ。
Kamui no Ken was a sort of samurai/ninja story set during the transition of the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the re-establishment of Japan under the Emperor Meiji in 1868.
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When I looked at the explanatory notes under the posts list I realized what was causing it.
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A 'commuting wife' is just what the name says, it's a form of marriage where the wife travels to her husband's side.
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A comparison of carotid endarterectomy performed under local anaesthetic vs general anaesthetic.
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Kanji found in this word
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
On: カ, ゲ
Kun: 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
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