What does the kanji 下 mean?

The kanji 下 (shita) means "below, down, descend, give, low, inferior". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "shita"?

"shita" is written with the kanji 下, meaning "below, down, descend, give, low, inferior". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) か (ka), げ (ge), kunyomi (native Japanese) した (shita), しも (shimo), もと (moto), さげる (sageru), くだる (kudaru), おろす (orosu). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 下?

Write 下 ("below") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 下?

下 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) か (ka), げ (ge), kunyomi (native Japanese) した (shita), しも (shimo), もと (moto), さげる (sageru), くだる (kudaru), おろす (orosu).

下“below” Kanjishita / ka

JLPT N5

How to write 下

下 (below) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Onyomi (音読み)

か ka
げ ge

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

した shita
しも shimo
もと moto
さ（げる） sa(geru)
くだ（る） kuda(ru)
お（ろす） o(rosu)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 下

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

コーヒーのおかわりを下ください。
I'd like some more coffee.
下さい (ください)
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ページの下したを読よんでごらん。
Read the bottom of the page.
下 (した)
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ロープから下さがっていなさい。
Stand back from the rope.
下がっ (さがっ)
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Read 下 in a story

Short Japanese comics written so that every word in them is JLPT N5. One of them teaches this character — the match is on the words an episode teaches, not every character in its dialogue.