meaningbelow, down, descend, give, low, inferior

On'yomi
カ、ゲ
Kun'yomi
した、しも、もと、さ.げる、さ.がる、くだ.る、くだ.り、くだ.す、-くだ.す、くだ.さる、お.ろす、お.りる
Strokes
3
Taught in
Japanese grade 1
Frequency
#97 most common in newspapers

Where you have seen it

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