# 下 — Below

Frequency rank 56 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 実 (Truth), less common than 書 (Write).

- On’yomi: か、げ
- Kun’yomi: した、さ、くだ、お、しも、もと
- Radical: 一 One (Kangxi 1)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 1
- Strokes: 3

A straight line marks the surface of the ground, while a short stroke hangs beneath it.

In words:

- 下 した — below
- 下る さがる — to get down,to descend
- 下手 へた — unskillful

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