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
gezan descent from a mountain
heta unskilled, poor, poor at
hyōtenka below the freezing point
kazashimo leeward side
kirisage reduciton, devaluation
kudarizaka descent, decline
kutsushita socks
monkasei pupil
rōka hallway
shita down
shitagi underwear
shitamachi (low-lying) downtown area

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Last Alteration Performed: 28 February 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.