Common noun

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)

Common noun

bottom

Common noun

beneath; underneath

Common noun; As 下から, 下より, etc.

just after; right after

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)

Common noun

trade-in

Noun, used as a prefix

preliminary; preparatory

Irregular imperative of くださる

please (give me)

After te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-

please (do for me)

Esp. 下りる

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down

Esp. 降りる

to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount

to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold

Esp. 下りる

to be granted; to be issued; to be given

Esp. 降りる

to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)

Esp. 下りる

to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

Godan verb - -aru special class

to give; to confer; to bestow

Godan verb - -aru special class

to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower

to hang; to dangle

to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire

to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded

to get closer to the present day

Oft. as ...の下に or ...の下で

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)

under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath

As ...の下に

with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); in (e.g. the name of ...)

Usu. written as 元

(someone's) side; (someone's) location

Common noun

at one's feet; underfoot

Common noun

written after the addressee's name in a formal letter to show respect

Honorific; Obsolete term; Pronoun; Used to address someone of equal or lower status

thou; you

corridor; hallway; passageway

to bow; to bow one's head

to apologize; to apologise

to bow to; to yield to; to admire

subordinate person