Meanings
Suffix
1. under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (136 in total)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
the lowest; the worst
subordinate person
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
corridor; hallway; passageway
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
enquiry; inquiry; consultation
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
lower region; lower part; region below
subordinate position; lower position
lower half of the body
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
abdomen
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
land near a castle; castle town
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
under control (e.g. of territory)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
going south
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
non-commissioned officer
under blazing sun
lower jaw; mandible
supervised; under surveillance
influenced (by); under an influence
below freezing
you
promptly
in times of war
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
noncommissioned officer
under control
below zero; sub-zero
the following
order; command
being under military occupation
in the prefecture; prefectural
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
subconscious
lower end; bottom edge
in the capital; in Tokyo
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage
floor below; floor downstairs
the present time; current
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
being under the rule of; being under the government of
lower house; lower legislative chamber
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
subordinates; followers
servant girl
under the influence of
undergarment; underwear; lower garment (e.g. trousers)
all over the world
under the rule of
inferior vena cava
lower half
under the ... administration; within the ... government
(moon's) last quarter
descending
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
lower side; lower edge; lower border; lower hem
suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture
under one's jurisdiction
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
underline; underscore
lower world; this world; the earth
lower world; this world; the earth
subdural hematoma; subdural hemorrhage; subdural haemorrhage
mandible; lower jawbone
drip; drop; distill
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
undermentioned; undersigned
giving an order
nowadays
the figure below; the lower chart (diagram, illustration, etc.)
remaining text omitted (in quotation)
subclavian artery
condition of the common people
flowing down (e.g. water in a river); downward flow
under the sword
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
preconscious (psychoanalysis)
very stupid (person); great fool; oneself
going off duty
inferior; low-class person
diagram below
subliminal
the feelings of the people
low-rank retainer
side dish (to have with a drink)
burial mound with square flat base and round top
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
inferior conjunction
lower leg bone (esp. the tibia and the fibula, but sometimes also including the patella)
Samuel II (book of the Bible)
area below the pectoral muscle
15th day of the 10th lunar month
lower house (of Parliament, etc.)
subdominant (note)
beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning
subliminal
bad physician; bad doctor
lower respiratory tract; lower airway
legs; lower limbs
Obediently yours
under normal conditions
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
lower bound
infraclass
Kings II (book of the Bible)
Chronicles II (book of the Bible)
subvocal speech
pelvic girdle
subtidal zone
subthalamic nucleus
descending tract
infraorder
inferior frontal gyrus
lower lobe (of lung); inferior lobe
area under the curve; AUC
downcutting; downward erosion; vertical erosion
member of the lower house
(house with a) gabled roof
being romantically involved with someone of lower class (oft. of a woman)
Examples (5 in total)
I don't want to work under these conditions.
We are under his command.
It's hard to stay calm in a situation like that.