Kanji Cruncher - JLPT N5 Kanji - Lesson 10/60

Hello there! Are you ready for today's lesson? Look out below- we're about to get down to business!

Today's Kanji

下

Let's go! 行きましょう！

Kanji
下
Meaning:
Below, down, under


Word Picture
下
Look out below, it's a falling cactus!


Examples
On Reading Word:
上下 (じょうげ)
Up and down

Example Sentence:
上下に見ます。
(じょうげ　に　みます。)
I look up and down.
(More advanced Japanese speakers, can you tell me if this is a proper way to use 上下?)



Kun Reading Words:
1.
下 (した)
Below, down, under

Example Sentence
猫はテーブルの下にいます。
(ねこ　は　テーブル　の　した　に　います。)
The cat is under the table.

Another Example
Here's a bonus sentence, straight from our Japanese kitty friend, Maru!
"ソファの下からこんいちわ。"
(ソファ　の　した　から　こんいちは。)
The title of this video literally means, "Hello from under the sofa!"

2.
床下　(ゆかした)
Under the floor

Example Sentence Song Lyric
床下にずっと借りぐらししてたの。
(ゆかした　に　ずっと　かりぐらし　してた　の。)
"Under the floor, I have always been a Borrower."
(This line is from "Arrietty's Song," from The Secret World of Arrietty!)


Wow, we were able to learn from two pop culture references today! Isn't that fun? The more we learn, the more understand the things we love. And the more we understand, the more we want to learn.

またね！
-Kitty