Meaning

Primary

Under The Bed

Alternatives

Below The Bed, Beneath The Bed

Word Type

expression

Explanation

This starts with another katakana word, so you can assume that it's a loan word. This one also comes from English. Can you figure out what it means? That's right, "bed". Then comes the particle の, which joins two nouns together. Finally, we have 下, which you learned means "down" or "below". Put these elements together and you get below the bed, under the bed or beneath the bed. What's under your bed?

Reading

べっどのした
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
ベッドのした
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

下 is a standalone word here, so it uses the same reading that you learned when you learned the vocabulary.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • ベッドの下をかたづける

    to tidy under the bed

    ベッドの下をそうじする

    to clean under the bed

    ベッドの下をみる

    to look under the bed

Context Sentences

ベッドの下にはマンガがたくさんあります。

There are many manga under the bed.

ベッドの下はモップをしないんです。

I don't mop under the bed.

うわっ、ベッドの下に人がいる!

Woah, there's someone under the bed!

Kanji Composition