下
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一
- Grade
- 1
Kanji
N5below; down
On reading (音読み)
カ、ゲ
Kun reading (訓読み)
した、さ（がる）、くだ（さる）
How to remember
The short mark sits below the long line.
Writing practice
Draw the strokes in order. Each stroke is checked as you lift the pen: shape, direction and position.
Stroke 0 of 3
Draw stroke 1.
Parts
- 一
- 卜
Words using 下
20 words
- 靴下くつしたsocksN5
- 以下いかless than; belowN4
- 下着したぎunderwearN3
- 下宿げしゅくboarding house; lodgingN3
- 廊下ろうかcorridor; hallwayN3
- 下町したまちdowntown; old districtN2
- 低下ていかdecline; dropN2
- 下旬げじゅんlast ten days of a monthN2
- 氷点下ひょうてんかbelow freezingN1
- 臣下しんかsubject; retainerN1
- 城下町じょうかまちcastle townN1
- 零下れいかbelow zero (temperature)N1
- 却下きゃっかrejection; dismissalN1
- 妃殿下ひでんかHer Imperial Highness the PrincessN1
- 下肢かしlower limbs; legsN1
- 地下茎ちかけいunderground stem; rhizomeN1
- 陛下へいかHis/Her MajestyN1
- 天皇陛下てんのうへいかHis Majesty the EmperorN1
- 下痢げりdiarrheaN1
- 下賜かしgrant (from a superior)N1