下

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

subordinate person

to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)

to lower; to reduce; to bring down

to demote; to move back; to pull back

to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)

Hanafuda

to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

underground; below the ground

world of the dead; the grave

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret; illegal; in hiding

unskillful; poor; awkward

imprudent; untactful

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

at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")

Common noun

gait; pace; step

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

most recent; current

Christianity

His Holiness; Your Holiness

to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat)

Esp. 降ろす

to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge

to withdraw (money)

to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches)

Esp. 降ろす

to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to drop

to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down

to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus)

to invoke (a spirit); to call down

Noun, used as a suffix

not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under; ... and below; ... or fewer

Noun, used as a suffix

below (a standard, level, etc.); under; beneath; less than

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

the following; the below-mentioned; the rest; followed by ...

Noun, used as a suffix; Used to refer to all members of a group, starting with the head or principal figure

including ...; ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)

top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

going and coming back

upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people

first and second volumes

Clothing

top and bottom; two-piece (outfit)

Transitive verb

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion

Transitive verb

to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence; to give an order

Transitive verb

to let go down; to lower

Transitive verb

to do oneself; to do by oneself

Transitive verb

to beat; to defeat

Transitive verb

to have loose bowels; to have diarrhea

Transitive verb

to pass (in stool); to discharge from the body

Suffix; After -masu stem of verb

to do in one go; to do to the end without stopping

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

fall; drop; descent; coming down

younger; junior

lower half of the body; nether parts

to bow; to bow one's head

to apologize; to apologise

to bow to; to yield to; to admire