3 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Kun'yomi
  • below ②inferiority ③trade-in ④preliminary
  • lower reaches (of a river) ②bottom ③dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)
  • under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.) ②under (a flag, the sun, etc.) ③(someone's) side
  • to hang ②to lower ③to demote ④to clear (plates)
  • to come down ②to hang ③to move back ④to deteriorate
  • to descend ②to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ③to pass (of time) ④to surrender
  • down-train ②down-slope ③downbound (esp. away from Tokyo) ④downstream
  • to make a decision ②to give a judgment ③to do in one go
  • -くだ
  • to give ②to kindly do for one
  • to take down ②to drop off (a passenger) ③to withdraw (money) ④to use for the first time
  • to descend (e.g. a mountain) ②to alight (e.g. from bus) ③to step down ④to be granted
On'yomi
  • under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of)
  • lowness (of degree, value, etc.) ②second volume (of two)
Nanori
  • さか
  • しと

Character Breakdown

below, down, descend
カ した くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Contained In

Common Words

below ②inferiority ③trade-in ④preliminary
subordinate person
something handed down (usu. an order)
Your Majesty
to come down ②to hang ③to move back ④to deteriorate
underground ②world of the dead ③underground (activities, movement, etc.)
to descend ②to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ③to pass (of time) ④to surrender
humble position ②underarm grip on opponent's belt
to take down ②to drop off (a passenger) ③to withdraw (money) ④to use for the first time
subordinate
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References

Unicode hex code 4E0B
JIS X 0208 1-18-28
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Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2m1.2
Four corner code 1023.0
De Roo Code 3154