In the afternoon, stock prices turned downward.
The lowering of the flag takes place in the evening.
depreciation; price fall
Used in economic contexts for a decrease in value or price.
The decline in stock prices continues.
punch line (of a rakugo story)
Specific to rakugo (traditional comic storytelling); the final punch line or conclusion.
See also: 落語
The punch line of this rakugo story is very funny.
sword strap
Archaic abbreviation of 下げ緒, a cord used to attach a sword to the waist.
See also: 下げ緒
The samurai tied the sword strap around his waist.
The rakugo storyteller delivered the punch line at the end of the story.
There was a sharp decline in the market today.
下げ is a plain, everyday noun for a decrease, while 低下 is the more formal word used in written or technical contexts for a decline.
下げ can casually refer to a price drop, but 下落 is the standard economic term specifically for a fall in price or value.
下げ is the traditional rakugo term for the punch line, while 落ち is the broader, everyday word for a joke's or story's punch line.
下げ is the noun form referring to the act or result of lowering, while 下げる is the transitive verb meaning to lower or hang something.
hang; suspend; wear (a decoration) · lower; reduce; bring down · demote; move back; pull back · clear (plates); remove (food from table/altar) · keep playing after forming a scoring combination (hanafuda)
price cut; price reduction; markdown
reduction; cut; lowering
withdrawal; retraction; dropping
sale of government assets; disposal
hang; suspend; dangle
demotion; downgrading
raising and lowering · fluctuation; rise and fall · praising and belittling · setting out and clearing away · ebb and flow · rising and falling; modulation
Standard kanji spelling for the noun form of 下げる.
Outdated kanji usage; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Outdated kanji usage; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Nominalized form of the verb 下げる (sageru, 'to lower'). The rakugo sense derives from the idea of 'bringing down' the story to its conclusion.
devaluation; markdown; write-down; undercutting
postponement; deferment; moving down
cancellation; withdrawal · refusing; begging off; asking to be excused
interest rate cut; reduction in interest rates
braids; pigtails; wearing hair in braids
pay cut; wage reduction
extent of decrease; degree of reduction
drop curtain
down-bow
tag; label
ebb tide; falling tide
wing flap
push on the control stick; forward stick
downturn; decline; falling market
hair hanging down the back; pigtail; ponytail
decrease in land prices; land price decline