形而下（けいじか）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: physical / material
Example sentences
- 形而下の具体的な問題を扱う。 — She deals with concrete, physical problems.
- 形而上と形而下を区別する。 — You distinguish between the metaphysical and the physical.
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