► 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:
- 厚生省の高官が薬品会社に天下りした ⇨ A high-ranked health ministry official retired and parachuted down to, got a cushy job at, a pharmaceutical company
- 椅子をもう少し下げてくれる？ ⇨ Will you move your chair back a little?
- 彼は部下を踏み付けにする ⇨ He steps on, abuses, his subordinates
- 気分の上下が激しい人 ⇨ A person with a lot of ups and downs, fluctuations, in mood
- 彼は部下に仕事を割り振った ⇨ He allocated the tasks to his people
- バネ下重量 ⇨ Weight under spring. Unsprung mass
- 息を吐いて下さい ⇨ Please exhale, breathe out
- どうぞバンバン飲んで下さい ⇨ Go ahead and drink up
- 殿下！ ⇨ Your highness!
- そちらに御座り下さい ⇨ Please take a seat over there
- そういう事を言うのは止めて下さる？ ⇨ Could you stop saying such things?
- 合図したら始めて下さい ⇨ Please begin on my cue
- 被告に懲役五年の刑が下った ⇨ The defendant received a five-year prison sentence
- 使った後はその都度洗って下さい ⇨ Please wash it after you use it every time, occasion
- 多くの人が倒れた建物の下敷きになった ⇨ Many people got crushed by the collapsed building