下か
Meanings
Suffix
1. under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Kanji used
below
Pitch accent
か
Top 3200
Used in vocabulary (166 in total)
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
corridor; hallway; passageway
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
subordinate person
lower half of the body; nether parts
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
land near a castle; castle town
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
lower region; lower part; region below
going south
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
His Holiness; Your Holiness
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
influenced (by); under an influence
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
supervised; under surveillance
in times of war
non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)
the lower classes; the masses; the common people; underclass; riffraff
below zero; sub-zero
order; command
being under military occupation
lower limit; infimum
the following
lower end; bottom edge
the lowest; the worst
in the prefecture; prefectural
in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area
floor below; floor downstairs
the present time; current
being under the rule of; being under the government of
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
lower house; lower legislative chamber
subordinates; followers
under the influence of
subordinate position; lower position
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage; SAH
servant girl
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
undergarment; underwear; lower garment (e.g. trousers)
subliminal; below the threshold of consciousness
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
all over the world
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
under the rule of
lower half
under the ... administration; within the ... government
nowadays; now; at present
enquiry; inquiry; consultation
lower side; lower edge; lower border; lower hem
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture
under one's jurisdiction
descending
underline; underscore
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage; SAH
lower world; this world; the earth
lower world; this world; the earth
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
lower reaches (e.g. of a valley); downstream sector
drip; drop; distill
mandible; lower jawbone
subdural hematoma; subdural hemorrhage; subdural haemorrhage
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
undermentioned; undersigned
giving an order
the figure (diagram, illustration, chart, graph, etc.) below
condition of the common people
flowing down (e.g. water in a river); downward flow
remaining text omitted (in quotation)
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
subliminal
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
under the sword
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
very stupid (person); great fool; oneself
going off duty
lower house (of Parliament, etc.)
inferior; low-class person
the feelings of the people
hypopharyngeal cancer; cancer of the hypopharynx
low-level clouds; low clouds
subliminal; below the threshold of consciousness
burial mound with square flat base and round top
low-rank retainer
lower leg bone (esp. the tibia and the fibula, but sometimes also including the patella)
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage; SAH
inferior conjunction
15th day of the 10th lunar month
Samuel II (book of the Bible)
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
area below the pectoral muscle
Noncommissioned Officer Academy
side dish (to have with a drink)
beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning
bad physician; bad doctor
subdominant (note)
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
hypopharyngeal cancer; cancer of the hypopharynx
hypopharyngeal cancer; cancer of the hypopharynx
diagram below
lower respiratory tract; lower airway
infraorder
inferior frontal gyrus
subconjunctival hemorrhage; subconjunctival bleeding; hyposphagma
lower lobe (of lung); inferior lobe
descending tract
lower bound
member of the lower house
downcutting; downward erosion; vertical erosion
legs; lower limbs
Obediently yours
infraclass
Baxia (legendary Chinese dragon)
inferior segmental artery
under ... circumstances; under ... conditions; in a ... situation; in a ... state
Kings II (book of the Bible)
pelvic girdle
Chronicles II (book of the Bible)
person who has made no progress; someone who remains as ignorant as before
(house with a) gabled roof
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
being romantically involved with someone of lower class (oft. of a woman)
Examples (5 in total)
I don't want to work under these conditions.
We are under his command.
It's hard to stay calm in a situation like that.