second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
Used for the last volume in a two- or three-volume set. Contrasts with 上編 (first volume) and 中編 (middle volume).
This novel is complete in two volumes: the first and the second.
三部作の下編が来月発売される。
The third volume of the trilogy will be released next month.
Standard kanji spelling for the second or third volume of a multi-volume work.
Variant kanji spelling using 篇 instead of 編; both are used in book titles.
Compound of 下 (げ, 'lower, last') and 編 (へん, 'volume, part'). The reading げへん follows standard on'yomi.