低下
ていか
teika
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 75 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
低下 (ていか (teika)) means "Decline". Use this page for pronunciation, example sentences, and related kanji.
Meaning
Decline
Also : fall · lowering · deterioration · degradation
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Example Sentences
経済状況の低下により、失業率が上昇しました。
けいざいじょうきょうのていかにより、しつぎょうりつがじょうしょうしました。
Due to the decline in economic conditions, the unemployment rate rose.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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