This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カ、ゲ、した、しも、もと、さ.げる、さ.がる、くだ.る、くだ.り、くだ.す、-くだ.す、くだ.さる、お.ろす、お.りる
Romaji: ka, ge, shita, shimo, moto, sa.geru, sa.garu, kuda.ru, kuda.ri, kuda.su, -kuda.su, kuda.saru, o.rosu, o.riru
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: さか、しと
Romaji: saka, shito
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Stroke Diagram

123

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  3
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  97
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-3-1
Korean Reading:  ha
Chinese Reading:  xia4
Unicode:  4e0b
JIS:  323C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3378
Nelson Index: 9
New Nelson Index: 9
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2m1.2
Four Corner Index: 1023.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 7
Gakken Index: 72
Japanese Names Index: 46
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0220
Remembering the kanji Index: 50
Busy People Index: 2.1
Kanji Way Index: 75
Kanji Flashcards Index: 6
Kodansha Compact Index: 4
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 24
Kanji in Context Index: 32
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2115
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2862
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 50
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 51
Essential Kanji Index: 30
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4186
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3154
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 21
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 13

Words

(した)
below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in; preliminary; preparatory
(しも)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses; end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan); dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)
()
under (being in said condition or environment)
下位 (かい)
low rank; subordinate; lower order (e.g. byte); low-end
下記 (かき)
the following
(もと)
under (esp. influence or guidance)
()
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
以下 (いか、いげ)
not exceeding; and downward; ... and below; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following; the rest
下車 (げしゃ)
alighting (from train, bus, etc.); getting off
下り (くだり)
down-train (going away from Tokyo); down-slope; downward going
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