【下】(ka,ge,shita,kuda,sa,o/below,down) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 下.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・ka　か
・ge　げ

For example,

・落下　rakka　らっか
drop, fall
りんごが木から落下する　ringo ga ki kara rakka suru　りんごがきかららっかする
The apple falls from the tree.

・地下　chi-ka　ちか
underground
地下鉄　chi-ka-tetsu　ちかてつ
subway

・上下　jō-ge　じょうげ
up and down, top and bottom
株価が上下する　kabu-ka ga jō-ge suru　かぶかがじょうげする
Stock prices go up and down

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・shita　した
・shimo　しも
・moto　もと
・sa-geru　さ（げる）
・kuda-ru　くだ（る）
・o-rosu　お（ろす）

For example,

・川下　kawa-shimoi　かわしも
downstream

・下さい　kuda-sai　ください
please
この仕事をして下さい
Please do this job.

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・下手　heta　へた
poor skills

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "下".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・below
・down

Radical

And the radical of this character is 一　ichi.
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・山下　Yamashita　やました
・木下　Kinoshita　きのした
・松下　Matsushita　まつした
・宮下　Miyashita　みやした
・森下　Morishita　もりした
・下田　Shimoda　しもだ
・竹下　Takeshita　たけした
・下村　Shimomura　しもむら

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 下

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 下

・木下 藤吉郎 秀吉　Kinoshita Tōkichirō Hideyoshi　きのしたとうきちろうひでよし
He was a senior regent, the chief adviser to the Emperor.

・松下 幸之助　Matsuhista Kōnosuke　まつしたこうのすけ
He was a Founder of Panasonic Corporation

・竹下 登　Takeshita Noboru　たけしたのぼる
He was a prime minister

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 下

・不　fu　ふ
not

・丁　chō, tei　ちょう、てい
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