Chinese

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under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
ministry; department; section
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
 
simp. and trad.
(下部)
anagram 部下

Pronunciation

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Noun

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下部

  1. lower part; lower portion; substructure
  2. (euphemistic) genitalia region
  3. the last part (in a television or book series)

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 3
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 下部 (X buwX).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (kabu

  1. lower part
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
しも
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of (しも) (shimo) + () (be).

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しも)() (shimobe

  1. manservant; servant

Proper noun

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(しも)() (Shimobe

  1. a male given name

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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下部 (habu) (hangeul 하부)

  1. hanja form? of 하부 (lower part)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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下部

  1. chữ Hán form of hạ bộ (external male genitalia).