風下

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
風 下
かざ
Grade: 2 		しも
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
風 下
かざ
Grade: 2 		した
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

風(かざ)下(しも) or 風(かざ)下(した) • (kazashimo or kazashita) 

  1. leeward side
    Antonym: 風上 (kazakami or kazaue)
    エアコンの風下(かざしも)
    eakon no kazashimo
    directly in the path of the air conditioner

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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