Today’s Kanji is “下” (shita). It has three strokes. We can read it as “shita“, “sa-geru”, “o-rosu”, “ka“, “ge“, etc. and it means “down”.
Handwritten Kanji “下” (shita)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “下”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 下 | カ ゲ した しも もと さ-げる さ-がる くだ-る くだ-す くだ-さる お-ろす お-りる | ka ge shita shimo moto sa-geru sa-garu kuda-ru kuda-su kuda-saru o-rosu o-riru | 3 | 一 | down |
It has 12 readings, including 2 “音読み(on-yomi)” and 10 “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “下”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 桜の木の下で遊ぶ | さくらのきのしたであそぶ | sakura no ki no shita de asobu | Play under the cherry tree |
| 荷物を下ろす | にもつをおろす | nimotsu wo orosu | Unload goods |
| 金利が下がる | きんりがさがる | kinri ga sagaru | The interest rate goes down |
