| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 下 | もと | under (esp. influence or guidance) |
| 下げる | さげる | to hang, to lower, to move back, to wear, to dismiss, to grant |
| 引き下げ | ひきさげ | reduction, cut |
| 下り | くだり | down-train (going away from Tokyo); down-slope, downward going |
| 下院 | かいん | lower house, lower (legislative) body |
| 下車 | げしゃ | alighting (from train, bus, etc.), getting off |
| 地下 | ちか | basement, cellar, underground place; underground, below ground; secret, under cover; underground (railway), subway, metro |
| 低下 | ていか | fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation |
| 以下 | いか, いげ | not exceeding, and downward, ... and below; below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned, the following, the rest |
| 殿下 | でんか, てんが | your Highness, his (or her) Highness |