下回る
したまわる
Also written 下廻る
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under See also: 上回る (うわまわる).
Kanji
Example sentences
- 日本の１９９８年末の金・外貨準備高は６８９億ドルで、１年前の７７０億ドルを下回った。
Japan's gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $68.9 billion at the end of 1998, down from $77.0 billion a year earlier. - この6年あまりで初めて失業率が6％を下回った。
For the first time in more than 6 years, the unemployment rate is below 6%. - 昨夜は気温が氷点下を下回った。
The temperature was below freezing last night.