下

もと

under (the supervision of)

Mnemonic

The same mark below the line as した, except nothing is physically on top of you. You wrote the whole thesis under that professor and his motto もと is still on the front page: もと.

Worth knowing

Same kanji as 下した. した is under a desk; もと is under someone's authority, a boss, a professor, a rule.

Built from

下

under, below

A mark sitting below the line, the mirror of 上.

Also read もと

元 former, ex-

Words sharing these kanji

下 under, below 下りる to go down, to come down 廊下 hallway 下がる to come down, to hang down, to fall 地下 underground 部下 subordinate 下げる to lower, to turn down 見下ろす to look down, to overlook 下手 bad at, poor

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