下 = 一 + 卜

下 is a Japanese kanji written with 3 strokes, listed here under the keyword “below”. It is built from 一 (one) and 卜 (divining rod). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 51. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: below
RTK frame: 51
Strokes: 3
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): カ, ゲ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: снизу
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 下 under

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 下

How to find 下 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “divining rod”. 下 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 下 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.