Translation guide
Describes a position or direction in the lower-left area. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with the compound 左下 (hidari shita) or the phrase 左の下 (hidari no shita).
左下
lower left
Referring to a fixed location in the lower-left part of something, such as a screen, page, or image.
The standard, most common way to say 'lower left' as a noun. Used for positions on screens, paper, maps, etc.
画面の左下にアイコンがあります。
There is an icon in the lower left of the screen.
Please look at the lower left of the map.
Literally 'under the left' or 'below the left'. Used when describing the relative position of something that is below a left-side object, or in contexts where 左下 might be ambiguous.
その絵の左の下に署名があります。
There is a signature at the lower left of that painting.
Specifically 'lower left corner'. More technical or precise.
文書の左下隅にページ番号を入れてください。
Please put the page number in the lower left corner of the document.
Describing movement toward the lower-left direction.
Adverbial form meaning 'to the lower left' or 'toward the lower left'.
カーソルが左下に動いた。
The cursor moved to the lower left.
Literally 'lower-left direction'. Used in more formal or descriptive contexts.
台風は左下方向に進んでいます。
The typhoon is moving in a lower-left direction.