低下

Chinese

 
to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down
to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath
 
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
trad. (低下) 低 下
simp. #(低下) 低 下
anagram 下低

Pronunciation


Adjective

低下

  1. below average; mediocre; inferior
  2. vulgar; low-brow
  3. in a low position

Synonyms

  • (below average):
  • (vulgar):

Antonyms

  • (vulgar):

Derived terms

  • 低下階層/低下阶层

Japanese

Kanji in this term
低 下
てい
Grade: 4
か
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) てーか [tèéká] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [te̞ːka̠]

    Noun

    低(てい)下(か) • (teika) 

    1. a fall
      物価(ぶっか)の低下(ていか)が続(つづ)いている。
      Bukka no teika ga tsuzuite iru.
      Prices are continuing to fall.
    2. a decline, a deterioration
      道徳的関心(どうとくてきかんしん)の低下(ていか)
      dōtokuteki kanshin no teika
      a decline in concern about morals

    Synonyms

    Verb

    低(てい)下(か)する • (teika suru) intransitive suru (stem 低(てい)下(か)し (teika shi), past 低(てい)下(か)した (teika shita))

    1. fall, drop
      夜(よる)は気温(きおん)が零度(れいど)に低下(ていか)する。
      Yoru wa kion ga reido ni teika suru.
      The temperature falls below zero at night.
    2. decline, deteriorate
      このごろの子供(こども)は体力(たいりょく)が低下(ていか)している。
      Kono goro no kodomo wa tairyoku ga teika shite iru.
      Children today have less physical strength than they used to.

    Conjugation

    References

    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    低下

    Noun

    低下 • (jeoha) (hangeul 저하)

    1. Hanja form? of 저하 (“lowering”).
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