noun

  1. lower reaches (of a river).
  2. bottom, lower part.
  3. lower half (of the body, esp. the privates), feces (feces), urine, menses.
  4. end, far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan).

takes genitive case の

  1. dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しも

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)