Translation and Meaning of: 真下 - mashita

Explanation and Etymology - (真下) mashita

真下 It is a Japanese word meaning "directly below" or "just underneath". It is composed of the characters 真 (shin, which means "true" or "real") and 下 (ge, which means "below" or "under"). The word is often used to describe the position of something that is exactly below something else, such as a person who is sitting directly below a window or an object that falls directly below another object. The etymology of the word dates back to the Heian period (794-1185), when character 真 was used to indicate truth or reality, and the character 下 was used to indicate the lower position or inferiority. Together, these characters form the word 真下, which is still used today to describe the exact position of something that is below something else.