底そこ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to the lowest part or underside of something; also used for the sole of a foot or shoe.

〈物もの〉の底そこが抜ぬけるfor the bottom of something to fall through/break
古ふるいバケツの底そこが抜ぬけてしまった。
The bottom fell out of the old bucket.
底そこが浅あさいto have a shallow bottom
この鍋なべは底そこが浅あさいので、すぐに焦こげてしまう。
This pot has a shallow bottom, so it burns quickly.
〈物もの〉の底そこがすり減へるfor the sole (of shoes, etc.) to wear down
毎まい日にち歩あるいているので靴くつの底そこがすり減へってきた。
Since I walk every day, the soles of my shoes have worn down.

夜よるの底そこdark of the night; deepest night
心こころの底そこbottom of one's heart; deepest feelings
奈な落らくの底そこdepths of Hell; bottom of the abyss · abyss; inescapable situation; rock bottom
底そこをつくrun out of; be depleted; dry up · hit the bottom; bottom out
底そこを打うつhit bottom; bottom out

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下したN5
底 refers to the actual bottom surface or lowest point of something, while 下 more broadly means 'below/under' in a relative, positional sense.
ボトム
底 is the plain, everyday Japanese word for the bottom of an object, while ボトム has a more fashionable or design-oriented feel.
そこらN1
そこ points to a specific place ('there'), while そこら vaguely means 'around there' or 'that area'.
どん底ぞこN1
底 is the neutral word for 'bottom', while どん底 adds emphasis to mean 'the very bottom' or 'rock bottom', especially in a figurative sense of misery or ruin.

上うえN5
底 is the lowest part of something, whereas 上 is the top or upper part—its direct opposite.
ここN5
ここ points to a place near the speaker, while そこ points to a place near the listener.

奥おくN3
底 means the lowest point (like the bottom of a container), while 奥 means the deep interior or far end (like the back of a room), a distinction learners often blur in phrases like 心の底 vs 心の奥.
あそこN5
そこ and あそこ are both demonstratives for 'there' and are easy to mix up, but そこ points to a place near the listener while あそこ points to a place far from both speaker and listener.
どこN5
そこ means 'there,' a known place near the listener, while どこ is used to ask about an unspecified place.

心しん底そこN1
bottom of one's heart; innermost thoughts; real intentions · from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; sincerely
どん底ぞこN1
rock bottom; the very bottom
奥おく底そこ
depths; deep interior · bottom of one's heart; innermost feelings
底そこ上あげ
raising the standard; raising the floor; improving the bottom
底そこ力ぢから
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; real strength

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底そこなし
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
厚あつ底ぞこ
thick soles; thick-soled footwear
底そこ抜ぬけ
bottomless; having no bottom · boundless; unbounded; extreme · imprudent; indiscreet; careless · extremely heavy drinker · freefall; plunge
川かわ底ぞこ
riverbed
底そこ値ね
bottom price; rock-bottom price; lowest price
底そこ意い地じ
true character; underlying nature; inner feelings
平ひら底ぞこ
flat bottom
底そこ堅がたい
stable after bottoming out; firm at the bottom
中なか底ぞこ
insole · perforated divider in a food steamer
丸まる底ぞこ
round-bottom; round-bottomed
底そこ土つち
subsoil
底そこ地ち
leased land; land under leasehold
底そこ屈くつ
plantar flexion
底そこ意い
true intention; underlying motive
底そこ物もの
bottom-dwelling fish; bottom fish
底そこ荷に
ballast
底そこ豆まめ
blister on the sole; corn
底そこ革がわ
sole leather; sole

Native Japanese word. The kanji 底 is conventionally associated with the meaning 'bottom'.