This is the 7228th most frequent Japanese word.
下ノ
"下ノ" (shita no) means "below" or "under."
In this sentence, '下ノ' is used to indicate something located below a specific reference point, in this case, the '段落' (paragraph).
この段落の下ノ文を読んでください。
Please read the sentence below this paragraph.
Here, '下ノ' denotes a direction related to '下', meaning downward or downstream relative to the flow of water in a river.
川の水は下ノ方向に流れます。
The river water flows downstream.
In this usage, '下ノ' describes the bottom segment of an object, specifically the map in this example.