Chinese

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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
 
simp. and trad.
(下方)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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下方

  1. lower part; area below; place below; (anatomy) inferior part
    點擊下方按鈕 [MSC, trad.]
    点击下方按钮 [MSC, simp.]
    Qǐng diǎnjī xiàfāng ànniǔ. [Pinyin]
    Please click the button below.
  2. Synonym of 方棋 (fāngqí)

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of lower part): 上方 (shàngfāng)

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (下方):
  • Japanese: ()(ほう) (kahō)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

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

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()(ほう) (kahōかはう (kafau)?

  1. the lower part; an area below, downward
    Antonym: 上方 (jōhō)
    ()(そう)()(ほう)(しゅう)(せい)するyosō o kahō ni shūsei sururevise expectations downward
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
した
Grade: 1
かた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
した
Grade: 1
かた > がた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From (shita, below, down, under) +‎ (kata, person).

Sometimes pronounced with rendaku (連濁).

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Noun

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(した)(かた) or (した)(がた) (shitakata or shitagata

  1. a low rank, subordinate

Proper noun

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(した)(かた) (Shitakata

  1. a placename

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
しも
Grade: 1
かた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
しも
Grade: 1
かた > がた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From (shimo, lower) +‎ (kata, person).

Sometimes pronounced with rendaku (連濁).

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Noun

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(しも)(かた) or (しも)(がた) (shimokata or shimogata

  1. a low rank, subordinate

Proper noun

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(しも)(かた) (Shimokata

  1. a placename
  2. a surname

(しも)(がた) (Shimogata

  1. a placename

Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term
した
Grade: 1
さま > ざま
Grade: 2
kun'yomi irregular

From (shita, below, down, under) +‎ (sama, appearance, style).

The sama changes to zama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

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(した)(ざま) (shitazama

  1. Synonym of 下様 (shimozama): a low rank, subordinate
    Antonym: 上方 (uezama)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Old Japanese

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Etymology

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From (sita, below, down, under) +‎ (-pe1, location, direction).

Noun

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下方 (sitape1) (kana したへ)

  1. the land of the dead, underworld
    Synonyms: 根の國 (ne no2 kuni), 黃泉 (yo2mi2)
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 5, poem 905:
      , text here
      和可家禮婆道行之良士末比波世武之多敞乃使於比弖登保良世
      wakake1reba mi1tiyuki1 sirazi mapi1 pa semu sitape1 no2 tukapi1 opi1te to2porase
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

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  • Japanese: 下方 (shitahe), in modern Japanese dictionaries
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