"下方" meaning in Japanese

See 下方 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɕita̠ka̠ta̠] Forms: 下方 [canonical] (ruby: (した), (かた)), Shitakata [romanization]
Etymology: From 下 (shita, “below, down, under”) + 方 (kata, “person”). Sometimes pronounced with rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|下|方|sort=したかた|t1=below, down, under|t2=person|tr1=shita|tr2=kata}} 下 (shita, “below, down, under”) + 方 (kata, “person”), {{rendaku|sort=したかた}} rendaku (連濁) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|したかた}} 下(した)方(かた) • (Shitakata)
  1. a placename
    Sense id: en-下方-ja-name-M1g9SmfF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: [ɕimo̞ka̠ta̠] Forms: 下方 [canonical] (ruby: (しも), (かた)), Shimokata [romanization], 下方 [canonical] (ruby: (しも), (がた)), Shimogata [romanization]
Etymology: From 下 (shimo, “lower”) + 方 (kata, “person”). Sometimes pronounced with rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|下|方|t1=lower|t2=person|tr1=shimo|tr2=kata}} 下 (shimo, “lower”) + 方 (kata, “person”), {{sortkey|ja|下方}} かほう, {{rendaku}} rendaku (連濁) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|しもかた}} 下(しも)方(かた) • (Shimokata), {{ja-pos|proper|しもがた}} 下(しも)方(がた) • (Shimogata)
  1. a placename
    Sense id: en-下方-ja-name-M1g9SmfF1
  2. a surname
    Sense id: en-下方-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 10 3 3 27 3 7 14 14 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 3 3 27 3 7 14 14 7 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 62 2 1 9 9 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 2 49 2 1 28 6 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 4 4 40 4 4 15 15 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 3 3 44 3 1 18 14 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 2 50 2 3 26 6 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 3 3 42 3 3 18 15 14
  3. a placename
    Sense id: en-下方-ja-name-M1g9SmfF1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [ka̠ho̞ː] Forms: 下方 [canonical] (ruby: (), (ほう)), kahō [romanization], kafau [romanization], かはう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /ka pau/ → /kaɸau/ → /kaɸɔː/ → /kahoː/ From Middle Chinese 下方 (MC haeX pjang). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=かほう}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|下方|id=1,2}} 下方 (MC haeX pjang) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かほう|hhira=かはう}} 下(か)方(ほう) • (kahō) ^(←かはう (kafau)?)
  1. the lower part; an area below, downward Derived forms: 下方修正 (kahō shūsei) (ruby: (), (ほう), (しゅ), (うせい)), 下方伸張 (kahō shinchō) (ruby: (), (ほう), (しん), (ちょう)), 下方制御 (kahō seigyo) (ruby: (), (ほう), (せい), (ぎょ)), 下方置換 (kahō chikan) (ruby: (), (ほう), (), (かん))
    Sense id: en-下方-ja-noun-DlkDvTh2 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ɕita̠ka̠ta̠] Forms: 下方 [canonical] (ruby: (した), (かた)), 下方 [canonical] (ruby: (した), (がた)), shitakata [romanization], shitagata [romanization]
Etymology: From 下 (shita, “below, down, under”) + 方 (kata, “person”). Sometimes pronounced with rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|下|方|sort=したかた|t1=below, down, under|t2=person|tr1=shita|tr2=kata}} 下 (shita, “below, down, under”) + 方 (kata, “person”), {{rendaku|sort=したかた}} rendaku (連濁) Head templates: {{ja-noun|したかた|したがた}} 下(した)方(かた) or 下(した)方(がた) • (shitakata or shitagata)
  1. a low rank, subordinate
    Sense id: en-下方-ja-noun-lkNfd7Pg Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 17 22 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ɕimo̞ka̠ta̠] Forms: 下方 [canonical] (ruby: (しも), (かた)), 下方 [canonical] (ruby: (しも), (がた)), shimokata [romanization], shimogata [romanization]
Etymology: From 下 (shimo, “lower”) + 方 (kata, “person”). Sometimes pronounced with rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|下|方|t1=lower|t2=person|tr1=shimo|tr2=kata}} 下 (shimo, “lower”) + 方 (kata, “person”), {{sortkey|ja|下方}} かほう, {{rendaku}} rendaku (連濁) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しもかた|しもがた}} 下(しも)方(かた) or 下(しも)方(がた) • (shimokata or shimogata)
  1. a low rank, subordinate
    Sense id: en-下方-ja-noun-lkNfd7Pg1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: 下方 [canonical] (ruby: (した), (ざま)), shitazama [romanization]
Etymology: From 下 (shita, “below, down, under”) + 方 (sama, “appearance, style”). The sama changes to zama as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|下|方|t1=below, down, under|t2=appearance, style|tr1=shita|tr2=sama}} 下 (shita, “below, down, under”) + 方 (sama, “appearance, style”), {{sortkey|ja|下方}} かほう, {{rendaku2|sama|zama}} The sama changes to zama as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|したざま}} 下(した)方(ざま) • (shitazama)
  1. Synonym of 下様 (shimozama): a low rank, subordinate Synonyms: 下様 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-下方-ja-noun-kuaIK008
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4
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          "english": "revise expectations downward",
          "roman": "yosō o kahō ni shūsei suru",
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              "予",
              "よ"
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            [
              "想",
              "そう"
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              "下",
              "か"
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              "方",
              "ほう"
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          "part",
          "part"
        ],
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          "area",
          "area"
        ],
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          "below",
          "below"
        ],
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          "downward",
          "downward"
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        "Synonym of 下様 (shimozama): a low rank, subordinate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "下様",
          "下様#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "low",
          "low"
        ],
        [
          "rank",
          "rank"
        ],
        [
          "subordinate",
          "subordinate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "(shimozama): a low rank, subordinate",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "下様"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "下方"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 下方 meaning in Japanese (11.7kB)

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