低下

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Chinese[edit]

 
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)
simp. #(低下)
anagram 下低

Pronunciation[edit]


Adjective[edit]

低下

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

Synonyms[edit]

  • (below average):
  • (vulgar):

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of "vulgar"):

Derived terms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
てい
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(てい)() (teika

  1. a fall
    物価(ぶっか)低下(ていか)(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)低下(ていか)
    dōtokuteki kanshin no teika
    a decline in concern about morals

Synonyms[edit]

Verb[edit]

(てい)()する (teika suruintransitive suru (stem (てい)() (teika shi), past (てい)()した (teika shita))

  1. fall, drop
    (よる)気温(きおん)零度(れいど)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)体力(たいりょく)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[edit]

References[edit]

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

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

低下 (jeoha) (hangeul 저하)

  1. Hanja form? of 저하 (lowering).