下位|かいkai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectivelow rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
   彼かれは組くんだ下位かい候補者こうほしゃが悪わるかったので落選らくせんしました。↗

   He was dropped because of his running mate.

• Synonym下級かきゅうNeutralLower in grade or class, as in 「下級生」 or 「下級公務員」; 「下位」 focuses on one's position in a ranking or hierarchy.
• Related下等かとうNeutralLow grade or poor quality, and can suggest vulgarity; derogatory. 「下位」 is a neutral word for a lower position or rank.
• Related三流さんりゅうNeutralThird-rate, with a contemptuous tone, as in 「三流大学」; 「下位」 neutrally describes an objective lower placing.
• Related劣等れっとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Inferior to others in ability or quality, derogatory, as in 「劣等感」; 「下位」 is just an objective lower ranking.
• Related低劣ていれつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Poor in quality, ability, or taste, e.g. 「品質が低劣」; derogatory, while 「下位」 only means a low rank or level.
• Related低級ていきゅうNeutralLow-grade or vulgar, derogatory, as in 「低級な冗談」; 「下位」 is a neutral term for lower ranking.
• Antonym上位じょういNeutralAntonym: a higher rank or position, the opposite of lower-ranked 「下位」, as in 「上位入賞」 or 「上位概念」.

Use 「下位」 for an objective lower rank, level, or subordinate position, as in 「下位チーム」 or 「下位概念」. For lower grade say 「下級」; for poor quality with a negative tone use 「低級」 or 「劣等」. The antonym is 「上位」.

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1. ある基準きじゅんでならべたときの、下したのほうのくらいや位置いち。