した
下
　
っ
ぱ
端

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
した
下
　
っ
ぱ
端
 下っ端 したっぱ
した
下
　
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)