下家
Chinese edit
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools | ||
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simp. and trad. (下家) |
下 | 家 | |
anagram | 家下 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
下家
- next one in a sequence
- next persons to whom goods are sold in a pyramid selling structure; client
- (games) next player; player whose turn comes next
- (colloquial) next person for oneself to depend on; new partner, lover, employer, etc.
- 找下家 ― zhǎo xiàjiā ― to find a new lover for oneself (after a breakup, becoming unemployed)
Antonyms edit
- 上家 (shàngjiā)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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下 | 家 |
しも Grade: 1 |
ちゃ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi | irregular |
Etymology edit
From 下 (shimo, “end, low”) + Chinese 家 (jiā, “-er”).