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下

JLPT N5 · Vocabulary

下 — “under, below, beneath”

下 (read した) means under, below, beneath. It appears on the JLPT N5 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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した

Meaning

under, below, beneath

下 in a sentence

つくえの下したに猫ねこがいます。

There is a cat under the desk.

The kanji in 下

下below, down

Words that share a kanji with 下

下さいください— (with te-form verb) please do for me
靴下くつした— socks
地下鉄ちかてつ— underground train, subway
下手へた— unskillful, poor
廊下ろうか— corridor
下がるさがる— to go down, to fall, to drop
下げるさげる— to lower, to bring down, to reduce
部下ぶか— subordinate

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