下 (Shita) is a Japanese noun meaning “below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter)”.
Meanings
- nounbelow; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
- nounbottom
- nounbeneath; underneath
- nounjust after; right afteras 下から, 下より, etc.
- noun, adjectival nouninferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)
- nountrade-in
Examples
柳の下の泥鰌。
A fox isn't caught twice in the same snare.
彼は銃を下に置いた。
He laid down the gun.
彼らは木の下に座った。
They sat under a tree.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).