下方
Chinese edit
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just | ||
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simp. and trad. (下方) |
下 | 方 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
下方
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "lower part"): 上方 (shàngfāng)
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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下 | 方 |
か Grade: 1 |
ほう Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
/ka pau/ → /kaɸau/ → /kaɸɔː/ → /kahoː/
From Middle Chinese 下方 (MC haeX pjang). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- the lower part; an area below, downward
- Antonym: 上方 (jōhō)
- 予想を下方に修正する ― yosō o kahō ni shūsei suru ― revise expectations downward
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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下 | 方 |
した Grade: 1 |
かた Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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下 | 方 |
した Grade: 1 |
かた > がた Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
From 下 (shita, “below, down, under”) + 方 (kata, “person”).
Sometimes pronounced with
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
下方 or 下方 • (shitakata or shitagata)
- a low rank, subordinate
Proper noun edit
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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下 | 方 |
しも Grade: 1 |
かた Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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下 | 方 |
しも Grade: 1 |
かた > がた Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
From 下 (shimo, “lower”) + 方 (kata, “person”).
Sometimes pronounced with rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
下方 or 下方 • (shimokata or shimogata)
- a low rank, subordinate
Proper noun edit
Etymology 4 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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下 | 方 |
した Grade: 1 |
さま > ざま Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi | irregular |
From 下 (shita, “below, down, under”) + 方 (sama, “appearance, style”).
The sama changes to zama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun edit
- Synonym of 下様 (shimozama): a low rank, subordinate
- Antonym: 上方 (uezama)
References edit
Old Japanese edit
Etymology edit
From 下 (sita, “below, down, under”) + 邊 (-pe1, “location, direction”).
Noun edit
下方 (sitape1) (kana したへ)
- the land of the dead, underworld
Descendants edit
- Japanese: 下方 (shitahe), in modern Japanese dictionaries