下方|かほうkahou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- no-adjectivelower region; lower part; region below
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym下部かぶNeutralRefers to the lower part of an object, and can also mean subordinates; 「下方」 points to the direction or area below.
- Related底そこNeutralThe very bottom of an object, as in 「川の底」; 「下方」 is simply the direction or area below.
- Antonym上方じょうほうNeutralThe direction or area above; the direct opposite of 「下方」.
Use 「下方」 for the direction or area below, as in 「下方修正」. For the lower part of an object use 「下部」, for its very bottom 「底」; the opposite direction is 「上方」.
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Japanese definitions
- 下の方。
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