下がり
Meanings
sumo wrestler's ornamental apron strings
Sumo term for the decorative cords hanging from the front of a wrestler's belt.
A sumo wrestler's sagari are the ornamental cords that hang in front of the ceremonial apron.
food offering to the gods; leftovers; hand-me-downs
Usually as お下がり. Refers to offerings made to deities, or items (food, clothes) passed down from someone else.
We receive the food offering from the household Shinto altar.
I wear my older sister's hand-me-down clothes.
leaving one's master's place for home
Rare, historical use referring to a servant or apprentice returning home from their master's house.
In the old days, live-in workers looked forward to their once-a-year trip home.
a little after ...
Suffix attached to time expressions to mean 'a little past' that time. E.g., 三時下がり = a little after 3 o'clock.
Let's meet at the station a little after three.
sagari (Go term); extending a group of stones toward the edge
Go term, usually written in katakana as サガリ. A move that extends a group of stones downward toward the edge of the board.
In this position, the sagari is a good move.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉時下がりa little past ... o'clock
A friend came to visit a little after three o'clock.
- お下がりをもらうto receive hand-me-downs
I got hand-me-down clothes from my older sister.
- 〈物〉が下がり気味だto tend to be falling or declining
Sales have been tending to decline recently.
- 下がりを締めるto tie on the ornamental apron strings (sumo)
The sumo wrestler ties on his ornamental apron strings before the match.