下しも

noun

lower reaches (of a river)

Specifically refers to the downstream portion of a river. Antonym: 上 (かみ) for upper reaches.

Antonyms: 上 (かみ)

• この川かわの下しもには小ちいさな村むらがある。

  There is a small village in the lower reaches of this river.

noun

bottom; lower part

General spatial sense: the lower portion of something, opposite of 上 (かみ).

• 棚たなの下しもに本ほんが落おちている。

  A book has fallen under the shelf.

noun

lower half of the body; privates; excrement; urine; menses

Euphemistic or indirect reference to the lower body, especially genitalia, or to bodily waste. Often used in medical or polite contexts.

• 下しもの世せ話わをする。

  To help someone with toileting.

• 下しもの具ぐ合あいが悪わるい。

  I have a problem down below.

noun

end; far from the imperial palace; western Japan

Historical or geographical term: the area distant from Kyoto, especially western regions. Also used in compounds like 下京 (しもぎょう).

• 下しもの地ち方ほうから都みやこへ上のぼる。

  To go up to the capital from the distant provinces.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

dirty; vulgar

Used attributively with の to describe something crude or obscene, such as jokes or stories.

• 彼かれは下しもの話はなしばかりする。

  He only tells dirty jokes.