下 down
Also: below
- On'yomi
- カ、ゲ
- Kun'yomi
- した、さ-がる、くだ-る
- Strokes
- 3
- JLPT
- N5
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 1
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): さ-がる.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
Remember it
The 一 line is a ceiling, and the 卜 stick dangles beneath it — everything hanging under the line is down.
A common word
- 下手 へた unskillful
Example sentences
いすの下に猫がいます。
いすのしたにねこがいます。
There's a cat under the chair.
かばんを下に置いてください。
かばんをしたにおいてください。
Please put your bag down on the floor.
Kanji that share a part
一 is its radical. 50 kanji share it in all.
卜 is a component.