This kanji means lower or down.

on readings:
  • ka
  • ge
kun readings:
  • shita
  • moto
  • shimo
  • sa
  • o
  • kuda
examples:
chikatetsu subway
geko teetotaler
gejun last 10 (or 11 or 8 or 9) days of a month (21st - end)
gekai this world, the earth below
gekan last volume
gesha get off (a train)
宿 geshuku room and board
gesui sewer system, drainage
gezai laxative
gezan descent from a mountain
heta unskilled, poor, poor at
hyōtenka below the freezing point
joō heika her majesty the queen
kawashimo downstream
kazashimo leeward side
kirisage reduciton, devaluation
kōka descent, fall, landing
kokuō heika his majesty the king
kudarizaka descent, decline
kutsushita socks
monkasei pupil
rōka hallway
ryōheika their majesties the emperor and empress
shita down
shitagi underwear
shitamachi (low-lying) downtown area
tennō heika his majesty the emperor
Yuki watarite mugi nobiru January 1 - 4

links:
Japanese calander entry on Wikipedia
Wiktionary
72 Seasons blog
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Last Alteration Performed: 25 February 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.