- shita below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath, underneath; just after, right after
- moto under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.), beneath; with (e.g. one blow), on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...), in (e.g. the name of ...); (someone's) side, (someone's) location
- ge lowness (of degree, value, etc.), inferiority; second volume (of two), third volume (of three)
- shimo lower reaches (of a river); bottom, lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates), feces (faeces), urine, menses; end, far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan)
- ka under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of), during (war, occupation, etc.)
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