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

 下  げ  under, below, beneath
 妃殿下  ひでんか  princess, Her Royal Highness​
 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

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