下
した
shita
JLPT N53 strokesKanjiLevel 8 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
下 is the kanji for "Below". A common reading is した (shita). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Below
Also : Low · Down · Give · Descend
Readings
kunした/ shitakunしも/ shimokunもと/ motokunさ.げる/ sagerukunさ.がる/ sagarukunくだ.る/ kudarukunくだ.り/ kudarikunくだ.す/ kudasukunくだ.さる/ kudasarukunお.ろす/ orosukunお.りる/ oriruonか/ kaonげ/ ge
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
An arrow pointing downward beneath a horizontal line — gravity pulls everything below that baseline toward the earth with inevitable force.
Reading ·
した (shita) sounds like 'she-ta' — she-ta (she took) the elevator down.
Example Sentences
地下鉄で行きましょう。
ちかてつでいきましょう。
Let's go by subway.
本は机の下です。
ほんはつくえのしたです。
The book is under the desk.
Vocabulary using 下
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