Vocab Info

A4 Noun, の-adjective

(した)()underling, lower position

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        underling, person of low standing, grunt

    2. の-adjective

      1. 2.

        petty (work, official, etc.), minor, lowly, humble

    All Forms

    下っ端 【したっぱ】下っぱ 【したっぱ】

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    • 社会(しゃかい)(じん)(いち)(ねん)()(した)()だ。

      In my first year as a working professional, I'm entry-level.

    • (した)()社員(しゃいん)から上司(じょうし)になった。

      I went from being a low-level employee to a boss.

    • (わたし)はあまり能力(のうりょく)がないからチームの(した)()だ。

      Because I don't have much ability, I am the grunt of the team.

    • 一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)(はたら)いて結果(けっか)(のこ)せばこそ、(した)()から()()せる。

      Only by working hard and achieving results can you break free from being an underling.

    • (した)()とは()わないまでも、(わたし)会社(かいしゃ)(ちゅう)()位置(いち)にいます。

      I wouldn't say I'm a low-level employee, but I'm in a lower-middle position in the company.

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