下二段活用 しもにだんかつよう Meanings Noun conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation) Kanji 下 down. Read as しも. 二 two 段 step. Read as ダン. 活 active. Read as カツ. 用 use. Read as ヨウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists