Sumi
JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 3
下 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order
down; below
- On
- カka ゲge
- Kun
- したshita しもshimo もとmoto さげるsageru さがるsagaru くだるkudaru くだすkudasu くださるkudasaru おろすorosu おりるoriru くだりkudari
- Special
- くださいkudasai へたheta
Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi
How to write 下: stroke order
下 has 3 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.
Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples
Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Parts of 下
The parts 下 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.
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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 3
女
woman; femaleOnジョ、ニョ、ニョウKunおんな、め、むすめ
三
threeOnサン、ゾウKunみ、みっつ、みつ
前
before; frontOnゼン、センKunまえ、さき
入
enter; put inOnニュウ、ジュ、ジュウKunいる、はいる、いれる
小
smallOnショウKunこ、お、ちいさい
後
after; behindOnゴ、コウKunのち、あと、うしろ
長
long; leaderOnチョウ、ジョウKunながい、おさ、たける
下
down; belowOnカ、ゲKunした、しも、もと
学
study; learnOnガクKunまなぶ
月
month; moonOnガツ、ゲツKunつき