Kanji Nr.37 下

Kanji 漢字

下

Kun-reading 訓読

した　しも　もと　さ　くだ　お

On-reading 音読

か　げ

Meaning　意味

below, down, descend, give, low

JLPT Level 日本語能力試験

JLPT N5

Compound 熟語 / Grammar 文法

下す　おろす　to take down, to drop,
下さる　くださる　to give, to confer
下す　くだす　to make (a decision), to pass (judgement)
下げる　さげる　to hang, to suspend
下　した　under, below
下手　へた　unskillful, poor
地下　ちか　basement, cellar, underground
落下　らっか　fall, drop, come down
靴下　くつした　socks
上下　じょうげ　top and bottom, high and low
下ネタ　しもねた　dirty joke

Confusing Kanji - Part 2 -

One line difference

Lets look at Confusing Kanji where even a small line can make difference. Quite similar to number 5 from the last part, are the next the Kanji.

1. Shiro (white), Ji (oneself) and Me (eye)

白 自 目　

The first kanji stands for white and is almost the same as nichi. Except the small line on top. The Kanji for ji has two lines inside the box. And the Kanji for me as in eye is the same as the Kanji for ji except the line on top.

2. Ki (tree) and Hon (book)

木　本　

The next two are the Kanji for ki and book. The difference between those two Kanji, is the vertical line at the bottom between the two slope lines on each side. 

3. Kyuu (to rest) and Karada (body)

休　体

As with above the only difference is the vertical line. Except this time, you have the radical for hito in front. So

4. Dai (big), inu (dog) and futoi (plump, thick)

大　犬　太

More or less as you see. Depending on where the small dot is, the Kanji for dai changes. Is there a dot on the right upper side it becomes inu. And is in the middle, under the Kanji it becames futoi.

5. Fu (un-, non-, bad) and shita (under)

不　下

The last one are the Kanji fu and shita. The difference between those two is more or less the slope line on the left side.

The next part will also be about Kanji that change with small additional lines.