低下

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Adjective

低下

  1. in a low position

Derived terms

  • 低下階層低下阶层

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てい
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

低下 (hiragana ていか, rōmaji teika)

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

Synonyms

Verb

低下する (intransitive, hiragana ていかする, rōmaji teika suru)

  1. fall, drop
     (よる) () (おん) (れい) () (てい) ()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) (てい) ()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

Noun

低下 (jeoha) (hangeul 저하)

  1. Hanja form? of 저하 (lowering).
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