Memory phrase for the Kanji: 下


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Meaning downwards, bottom

Pronunciation

KA, GE
shita, sagaru, oriru

Explanation

Mnemonic


 
Shows the ground and a plant root underneath expressing downwards (opposite of 上)

Radicals

oneSimply one stroke for "one".
fortune tellingThis radical bukunoto is also used in the radical .
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 Vocabulary

 氷点下  ひょうてんか  below point of freezing
 下りる  おりる  to get off (e.g. from bus), to descend (e.g. a mountain)
 下る  さがる  to get down, to descend
 投下する  とうかする  throw down
 地下鉄  ちかてつ  underground train, subway
 下手  へた  unskillful, poor, awkward
 下駄  げた  geta (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs
 下着  したぎ  underwear
 部下  ぶか  subordinate person

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