目下|めしたmeshita[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounsubordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
   目下めしたの者ものをないがしろにするな。↗

   Don't ignore your subordinates.

• Antonym目上めうえNeutralAntonym of 目下, referring to a person senior to oneself in age, rank, or standing. Neutral in register.

目下 denotes people junior or inferior to one in rank or standing, while its antonym 目上 denotes those senior or superior; choose according to which side of the hierarchy the person occupies.

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1. 自分じぶんよりも地位ちいや年齢ねんれいが低ひくい人ひと。