下（した）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: below / bottom
Example sentences
- いすの下で猫が寝ている。 — The cat is sleeping under the chair.
- 暑いので木の下で休んだ。 — It was hot, so I rested under a tree.
Idioms & proverbs containing “下”
- 灯台下暗し (とうだいもとくらし) — it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
- 下手の長談義 (へたのながだんぎ) — poor speakers make long speeches; brevity is the soul of wit
- 下衆の後知恵 (げすのあとぢえ) — hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
- 卑下も自慢の中 (ひげもじまんのうち) — taking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging; he that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted; too much humility is pride
- 李下に冠を正さず (りかにかんむりをたださず) — leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)
- 金は天下の回り物 (かねはてんかのまわりもの) — money comes and goes; money goes around and around
Antonyms
- 上 (かみ) — above / top
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “下” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)