► 名詞
下 [(2)した] meaning: below rank: 1
☆ 下の階は商店だ ⇨ The floor below is a store
☆ 彼は下の者達にとても人気がある ⇨ He’s very popular among the people under him, who work for him
☆ 彼女はドレスの下に何も着ていなかった ⇨ She was wearing nothing under her dress
☆ 彼女は鞄を椅子の下に置いた ⇨ She put her bag under the seat
☆ 橋の下を川が流れている ⇨ There’s a river flowing underneath the bridge
下 [(2)もと] [liter] meaning: under rank: 2
☆ 彼の成績はそのコーチの指導の下で大きく改善した ⇨ His performance has improved significantly under the tutelage of the coach
☆ 彼女は大学に行くために親の下を離れた ⇨ She left her parents (home) to go to college
☆ 治安維持の名の下での少数民族の弾圧 ⇨ An oppression of minorities under the name of maintaining the national security
下 [(2)しも] [coll] [euphemism] meaning: sex rank: 3
☆ 彼は下の話が好きだ ⇨ He likes to talk about sex
下 [(2)しも] [coll] [euphemism] meaning: toilet rank: 3
☆ 祖父は下の世話が必要だ ⇨ My grandfather needs toileting help
下 [げ] [liter] meaning: low rank: 4
☆ お前なんか下の下だ ⇨ You are the lowest of the low
☆ その小説は上中下の三巻に分かれている ⇨ That novel is broken into three volumes of the first, middle and last
► 接尾辞
下 [か] [liter] meaning: under rank: 2
☆ その国は独裁者の支配下にある ⇨ The country is under the rule of the dictator
☆ 彼は薬物の影響下にある ⇨ He is under the influence of substance
► 接頭辞
下 [(2)した] meaning: pre rank: 3
☆ 下ごしらえ ⇨
More examples:
- またいらして下さい ⇨ Please come visit us again
- どの面下げて人にものを頼みに来るんだ ⇨ Which face do you hang, display, on you when you come asking me a favor? How dare you ask me a favor?
- おめおめと引き下がる訳には行かない ⇨ I can’t just back down without putting up any fight
- あいつには天誅が下ったに違いない ⇨ He must have been received a divine punishment
- 昔は上司が部下に当たり散らすのは普通だった ⇨ It used to common for a boss to yell and scream at subordinates
- 今日はもうお引取り下さい ⇨ Please leave for today
- 株価の下落 ⇨ Fall of stock price
- その他何か御要望がありましたら御連絡下さい ⇨ Please let us know when there are other requests
- 一日に三回食後に服用して下さい ⇨ Please take (these medications) three times a day after a meal
- 筆不精をお許し下さい ⇨ Please forgive me for not writing to you for a long time
- そこに掛けて下さい ⇨ Please have a seat there
- 彼は土下座して謝った ⇨ He bowed down and apologized
- 全ての生徒は既に下校した ⇨ All the students have already gone home (for the day)
- 率直な意見を聞かせて下さい ⇨ Please let me hear your candid opinion
- 原油価格の引き下げ ⇨ Lowering of the crude oil price