[下] Handwritten Kanji for down and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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