真下(ました)

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noun
directly below
direction
1. directly below
directly below; right underneath
崖(がけ)の真下(ました)に川(かわ)が流(なが)れている。
A river flows directly below the cliff.
真下(ました)を見(み)ると怖(こわ)い。
It's scary to look directly below.
私(わたし)の部屋(へや)の真下(ました)にはカフェがある。
There's a cafe directly below my room.

Etymology

真下(ました) combines the prefix 真(ま) (true, exact) with 下(した) (below), emphasizing "directly" or "right" below with no deviation.

RELATED WORDS (other 真- words):
The prefix 真(ま) attaches to direction and position words to mean "directly" or "exactly":

Common patterns

  • 真下(ました)に: directly below (location)
  • 真下(ました)から: from directly below
  • 真下(ました)を見(み)る: to look straight down

Usage

Often used with buildings, cliffs, and vertical contexts. Unlike 下(した) which can mean "below" in a general sense, 真下(ました) always implies a strict vertical relationship.

Related Words

Antonym: 真上(まうえ) (directly above)
Compare: 直下(ちょっか) (directly below)
Related: 真横(まよこ) (right beside, directly to the side)
Related: 真向(まむ)かい (directly opposite, right across)
Related: 真(ま)ん前(まえ) (directly in front)
Related: 真(ま)ん中(なか) (the very center)
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Added 2026.1.21 12:52 · Revised 2026.10.12 3:42
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