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下か位い

N1
かい kai
  1. low rank
  2. subordinate
  3. lower order (e.g. byte)
nounの-adjective

Chinese meanings

下位;较低的地位

Examples

  • 彼は組んだ下位候補者が悪かったので落選しました。
    He was dropped because of his running mate.
    他因为搭档的下位候选人不佳而落选。
  • 下位のチームが勝った。
    A lower-ranked team won.
    排名较低的队伍获胜了。
  • 下位の順位から上を目指す。
    Aim higher from a lower rank.
    从较低的排名向上努力。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('a77c8b1d1f'); // 下位
{
  "id": "a77c8b1d1f",
  "word": "下位",
  "reading": "かい",
  "romaji": "kai",
  "meanings": [
    "low rank",
    "subordinate",
    "lower order (e.g. byte)"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "adj-no"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1184480,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼は組んだ下位候補者が悪かったので落選しました。",
      "en": "He was dropped because of his running mate.",
      "tatoeba_id": 102884
    },
    {
      "ja": "下位のチームが勝った。",
      "en": "A lower-ranked team won."
    },
    {
      "ja": "下位の順位から上を目指す。",
      "en": "Aim higher from a lower rank."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "acf693db48a329f7f31a286b072b0747fb7572c0b30565c61eacc2f3e7807f8c",
    "meanings": [
      "下位",
      "较低的地位"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼は組んだ下位候補者が悪かったので落選しました。",
        "zh": "他因为搭档的下位候选人不佳而落选。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "下位のチームが勝った。",
        "zh": "排名较低的队伍获胜了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "下位の順位から上を目指す。",
        "zh": "从较低的排名向上努力。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/a77c8b1d1f",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1184480; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "179f0e337428fe80638224da1f7de5dc423a00aee05a566394160bc2513f8bd9",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}