下方

下方

1. lower part; area/place below

• 上方 (shàngfāng)

/kahau/ → /kahɔː/ → /kahoː/

From Middle Chinese 下方 (MC ɦˠa^X pʉɐŋ). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) かほー [kàhóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ho̞ː]

下方 (hiragana かほう, rōmaji kahō, historical hiragana かはう)

1. the lower part; an area below, downward

   予想 (よそう)を下方 (かほう)に修正 (しゅうせい)する

   yosō o kahō ni shūsei suru

   revise expectations downward

   Antonym: 上方 (jōhō)

From 下 (shita, “below, down, under”) +‎ 方 (kata, “person”).

Sometimes pronounced with rendaku (連濁), as shitagata.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) したかた [shìtákátá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕita̠ka̠ta̠]

下方 (hiragana したかた, rōmaji shitakata, alternative reading したがた, rōmaji shitagata)

1. a low rank, subordinate

下方 (hiragana したかた, rōmaji Shitakata)

1. a placename

From 下 (shimo, “lower”) +‎ 方 (kata, “person”).

Sometimes pronounced with rendaku (連濁), as shimogata.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) しも​かた [shìmóꜜkàtà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA^(key): [ɕimo̞ka̠ta̠]

下方 (hiragana しもかた, rōmaji shimokata, alternative reading しもがた, rōmaji shimogata)

1. a low rank, subordinate

下方 (hiragana しもかた, rōmaji Shimokata)

1. a placename
2. a surname

下方 (hiragana しもがた, rōmaji Shimogata)

1. a placename

From 下 (shita, “below, down, under”) +‎ 方 (sama, “appearance, style”).

The sama changes to zama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

下方 (hiragana したざま, rōmaji shitazama)

1. Synonym of 下様 (shimozama): a low rank, subordinate

   Antonym: 上方 (uezama)

From 下 (sita, “below, down, under”) +‎ 方 (-pe₁, “location, direction”).

下方 (sitape₁) (kana したへ)

1. the land of the dead, underworld
   • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 5, poem 905), text here

     和可家礼婆道行之良士末比波世武之多敞乃使於比弖登保良世

     wakake₁reba mi₁tiyuki₁ sirazi mapi₁ pa semu sitape₁ no₂ tukapi₁ opite to₂porase

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Synonyms: 根の國 (ne-no₂-kuni), 黃泉 (yo₂mi₂)

• Japanese: 下方 (shitahe)