Kanji
N5 3 strokes Grade 1 freq #97

below, down, descend, give, low

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

one ichi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

lower house; lower legislative chamber
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off
underground; below the ground
fall; decline
not exceeding ...; not more than ...
Your Highness; His Highness
Your Majesty; His Majesty
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
depreciation; decline
top and bottom; high and low

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

reduction; cut
decrease in interest rates
price reduction; price cut
to hang; to suspend
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)

Example sentences

The House cut the budget for foreign aid.

I'm getting off at the next station.

Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport.

An office building, with 22 stories above ground and 2 below, is under construction.