► 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:
- 天下無双の侍 ⇨ A samurai peerless, matchless, in the world
- 米国は広島と長崎に原爆を投下した ⇨ US dropped atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 日が決まったら教えて下さい ⇨ Let me know when the date is set
- 彼は親が金持ちなので大学に下駄を履かせてもらって入学した ⇨ He was given tall shoes, got a help, to be accepted by the college because his parents are rich
- そういう事を言うのは止めて下さる？ ⇨ Could you stop saying such things?
- バネ下重量 ⇨ Weight under spring. Unsprung mass
- 果物を食べすぎたらお腹が下った ⇨ I had a diarrhea after having too much fruits
- 粗末な物ですがお受取り下さい ⇨ Please accept this even though it is worth nothing
- 今日はもうお引取り下さい ⇨ Please leave for today
- ここに印鑑を押して下さい ⇨ Please stamp your name here
- 彼はやはり自分の部下が可愛いようだ ⇨ It looks that he wants to favor those who are loyal to him
- 合意内容を文書にして下さい ⇨ Please put what we agreed on a document
- ここで引き下がっては男が廃る ⇨ If I back off here I will be less of a man
- 東京の下町 ⇨ A part of Tokyo where there are many small factories and lower-income people live
- 物価が上がると資産価値は相対的に下がる ⇨ When the consumer prices go up, the relative value of assets will go down