noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
lower rank; lower position; subordinate position
Used for a lower place in a ranking, hierarchy, organization, list, or order. Often appears as 下位の, 下位に, or in contrast with 上位.
そのチームはリーグの下位に沈んでいる。
That team is stuck near the bottom of the league.
下位の候補者にも発言の機会が与えられた。
The lower-ranked candidates were also given a chance to speak.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
lower-order; less significant
Technical use for the lower-order or less significant part of an ordered value, especially in computing terms such as 下位ビット and 下位バイト.
この処理では、下位8ビットだけを取り出す。
In this process, only the lower 8 bits are extracted.
This team occupies the lower ranks of the league.
This product is positioned at the lower end of the price range.
His team suddenly dropped to the lower rankings.
person of low rank or position
hyponym · narrower term