17.下


1. Meaning and Reading

  • below, down
  • Onyomi : ,
  • Kunyomi : した, がる, りる, くださる

2. Kanji Explanation

Originates from a shape pointing below a line

kanji illustration

3. Example Words

地下 ちか
underground

There is a station underground.

下旬 げじゅん
last ten days of the month

There is a test in the last ten days of the month.

靴下 くつした
socks

I wash my socks.

下がる さがる
to go down, to fall

The temperature falls.

下りる おりる
to go down, to get off

I go down the stairs.

下さる くださる
to give (honorific)

The teacher gave me a book.