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低下する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Broadly used for measurable decreases in level, quality, ability, or condition. Common with する to mean 'to fall/decline/drop'.

〈物もの〉が低てい下かするfor something (level, ability, quality) to decline
年としを取とって体たい力りょくが低てい下かした。
My physical strength has declined as I've gotten older.
〈物もの〉の低てい下かを防ふせぐto prevent a decline in something
運うん動どう不ぶ足そくは筋きん力りょくの低てい下かを防ふせぐために重じゅう要ようだ。
Regular exercise is important to prevent muscle strength from declining.
低てい下か傾けい向こうにあるto be on a downward trend
最さい近きん、若わか者ものの読どく書しょ量りょうは低てい下か傾けい向こうにある。
Recently, the amount young people read has been on a downward trend.
〈物もの〉が著いちじるしく低てい下かするfor something to drop sharply/markedly
睡すい眠みん不ぶ足そくで集しゅう中ちゅう力りょくが著いちじるしく低てい下かした。
My concentration dropped sharply due to lack of sleep.

減げん少しょうN2
減少 means a decrease in number or quantity, while 低下 refers to a drop in level, quality, or condition.
悪あっ化かN2
悪化 emphasizes a situation getting worse overall, whereas 低下 focuses narrowly on a measurable level or ability dropping.
下げ落らく
下落 is used specifically for prices, stock values, or market indices falling, while 低下 applies more broadly to level, quality, or condition.
衰すい退たいN1
衰退 describes a long-term decline of a nation, industry, or organization, while 低下 is used for a more general or momentary drop in level.

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減げん退たい
減退 refers to a weakening of energy or drive (e.g. appetite, motivation), while 低下 is the more general term for any level dropping.
下か降こうN2
低下 emphasizes a decline in an abstract level such as ability or quality, while 下降 covers both physical descent and abstract decline.
下さげ
下げ is a plain, everyday noun for a decrease, while 低下 is the more formal word used in written or technical contexts for a decline.
下さがりN1
低下 is a formal, often technical word for a decline in level or quality, while 下がり is the everyday noun covering any downward movement or decrease.
失しっ墜つい
低下 is a neutral term for any decline in level or quality, while 失墜 specifically describes a damaging loss of prestige, trust, or authority.
低てい落らく
低下 broadly describes any decrease in level, quality, or ability, whereas 低落 is more specific to a fall in value, standing, or condition with a negative tone.
劣れっ化か
低下 describes a drop in an abstract level or ability, such as quality or motivation, whereas 劣化 implies an actual physical or chemical worsening.
引ひき下さげ
低下 describes a general decline or drop in level (often unintentional), while 引き下げ implies a deliberate act of lowering something.
低てい迷めいN1
低下 refers to the act of declining or dropping, while 低迷 describes the resulting state of remaining low afterward.

高たかまり
低下 means a decline or drop in level (e.g. morale, awareness), the direct opposite of 高まり, which describes a rise in the same kind of thing.
高こう揚よう
低下 means a decline or drop (as in 士気の低下), the direct opposite of 高揚's rise in morale or spirits.
向こう上じょうN2
低下 means a decline or drop in level or quality, the direct opposite of 向上, which means a rise or improvement.
上じょう昇しょうN2
低下 means a decline in level or quality, contrasting with 上昇's rise.

Sino-Japanese compound of 低 (low) and 下 (down). The meaning is transparent from its components.