Illustration: At a summer craft stall, a small battery-powered fan struggles to turn. Paper streamers tied to its guard sag almost straight down, while one barely lifts in the weak airflow. Beside it, a matching fan with fresh batteries blows its streamers firmly outward.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

低てい下か

teika

to decline, to decrease

Example sentences

  1. 金利きんりが低下ていかしたことが自動車じどうしゃの市場しじょうを刺激しげきした。

    Falling interest rates have stimulated the automobile market.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 最近さいきん、出生率しゅっしょうりつは低下ていかし続つづけている。

    The birth rate has been decreasing recently.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. その会社かいしゃは売上うりあげが１５パーセント低下ていかした。

    The company suffered a 15% drop in sales.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 低下

  • 低lower; shortOnテイKunひくい・ひくめる・ひくまる
  • 下below; downOnカ・ゲKunした・しも・もと

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