か
Meanings
Suffix
1. under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
か
Used in vocabulary (158 in total)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
corridor; hallway; passageway
subordinate person
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
the following
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
below zero; sub-zero
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
the lowest; the worst
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
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
subordinate position; lower position
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
side dish (to have with a drink)
diagram below
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
lower region; lower part; region below
floor below; floor downstairs
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
below freezing
in the prefecture; prefectural
enquiry; inquiry; consultation
lower house (of Parliament, etc.)
lower respiratory tract; lower airway
lower half of the body; nether parts
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
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
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
going south
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
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
supervised; under surveillance
you
promptly
in times of war
under control
the lower classes; the masses; the common people; underclass; riffraff
non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)
order; command
being under military occupation
lower limit; infimum
lower end; bottom edge
subconscious
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage; SAH
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
subordinates; followers
lower house; lower legislative chamber
under the influence of
servant girl
subliminal; below the threshold of consciousness
undergarment; underwear; lower garment (e.g. trousers)
all over the world
under the rule of
lower half
inferior vena cava
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
under the ... administration; within the ... government
lower side; lower edge; lower border; lower hem
suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture
under one's jurisdiction
descending
underline; underscore
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
lower world; this world; the earth
lower world; this world; the earth
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
nowadays; now; at present
the figure (diagram, illustration, chart, graph, etc.) below
subclavian artery
condition of the common people
remaining text omitted (in quotation)
flowing down (e.g. water in a river); downward flow
under the sword
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
preconscious
very stupid (person); great fool; oneself
going off duty
inferior; low-class person
the feelings of the people
hypopharyngeal cancer; cancer of the hypopharynx
low-level clouds; low clouds
low-rank retainer
lower leg bone (esp. the tibia and the fibula, but sometimes also including the patella)
burial mound with square flat base and round top
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
inferior conjunction
Samuel II (book of the Bible)
area below the pectoral muscle
15th day of the 10th lunar month
Noncommissioned Officer Academy
subliminal
subdominant (note)
beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning
subliminal
bad physician; bad doctor
subclavius muscle
legs; lower limbs
Obediently yours
under normal conditions
lower bound
infraclass
Kings II (book of the Bible)
Chronicles II (book of the Bible)
subvocal speech
pelvic girdle
subtidal zone
subthalamic nucleus
descending tract
infraorder
inferior frontal gyrus
lower lobe (of lung); inferior lobe
area under the curve; AUC
downcutting; downward erosion; vertical erosion
member of the lower house
subdural hemorrhage
downbeat
under ... circumstances; under ... conditions; in a ... situation; in a ... state
inferior mesenteric artery
inferior segmental artery
inferior tympanic artery
inferior laryngeal artery
person who has made no progress; someone who remains as ignorant as before
subconjunctival hemorrhage; subconjunctival bleeding; hyposphagma
Baxia (legendary Chinese dragon)
(house with a) gabled roof
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.