noun

  1. underling, person of low standing, grunt.

takes genitive case の

  1. petty (work, official, etc.), minor, lowly, humble.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
下っ端 したっぱ
 
 
下っぱ したっぱ

Contained Kanji 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)
edge, origin, end
タン は はし (Early Jr. High, N1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
specialized, concentrated
タン セン はし
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
and yet, and then, but
ジ ニ しこ.うして (Kentei Pre-1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)