Japanese symbol for “underside”
下面
かめん
Romaji: kamen
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
In Japanese, underside is 下面, read かめん (kamen).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n underside; undersurface; inferior surface
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “underside”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 底面 | ていめん teimen | bottom; underside; base |
| 下回り | したまわり shitamawari | underside (of a car) |
| 下側 | したがわ shitagawa | underside |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
| 上下 | じょうげ jouge | top and bottom; high and low; above and below |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ chikatetsu | subway; metro; underground (railway) |
| 部下 | ぶか buka | subordinate person |
| 画面 | がめん gamen | screen (of a TV, computer, etc.) |
| 面倒 | めんどう mendou | trouble; bother |
See also: Chinese symbol for “underside”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.