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下 means 'below'

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Strokes : 3    Frequency: 44   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-2    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 2    Beginner lesson: 7   Begins 486 words   Used in 1046 words   Used in 9431 names   Component in 11 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カ   ゲ
Kun
   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだる to descend   くだす to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)
Additional readings
Kun    くだり   -くだす
Name    さか   しと
Variants
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 下 is used 67 times, read 8 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 下 is used 985 times, read 8 ways (with 2 variations). 3 words use a non-standard reading.
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カ : 391 words FIND ALL
い か 1
noun
1. not exceeding; and downward; ... and below
2. below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level)
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ゲ : 141 words FIND ALL
じ ょ う げ 1
noun
1. top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down
2. going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
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カ (read as が) : 1 word FIND ALL
cargo unloading  (military)
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した : 186 words FIND ALL
く つ し た 2 く つ し た 3 く つ し た 4
noun
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
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しも : 35 words FIND ALL
し も 2
noun
1. lower reaches (of a river)  (opposite: 上)
2. bottom; lower part
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もと : 13 words FIND ALL
も と 2
under (esp. influence or guidance)  (sometimes written 元)
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さげる : 88 words FIND ALL
さ が る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower  (opposite: 上がる)
2. to hang; to dangle
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おろす : 63 words FIND ALL
お ろ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge
2. to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off  (see also: 乗客を降ろす)
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くだる : 62 words FIND ALL
く だ さ る 3
Most common form: くださる
irregular godan verb 'aru'
1. to give; to confer; to bestow  (honorific; often written with kana only)
2. to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor  (honorific; often written with kana only)
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くだる (read as くだり) : 2 words FIND ALL
み く だ り は ん 5
noun
letter of divorce
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Part of a non-standard reading: 3 words. FIND ALL
へ た 0 へ た 2
1. unskillful; poor; awkward  (opposite: 上手)
2. imprudent; untactful
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An additional さ.がる less common words include 下 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 24 (originally: 7)  Joy o' Kanji : 7  Key to Kanji: 71 

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下
カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだる to descend   くだす to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
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