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 (7th, 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)