Memory phrase for the Kanji: 下

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shita, sagaru, oriru

Shows the ground 一 and a plant root underneath 卜 expressing downwards (opposite of 上)

一	one	Simply one stroke for "one".
卜	fortune telling	This radical bukunoto* is also used in the radical 占.*

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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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