No. 206 in Japanese
以下
"Below," "less than," or "the following."
In a sentence
商品は以下の通りです。
The items are as follows.
In this sentence, '以下' is used to mean 'the following' when introducing subsequent content.
成績が平均以下の場合、再試験が必要です。
If the grade is below average, a retake is required.
Here, '以下' is used as 'below' to indicate a value or quantity lesser than or equal to a reference point.
10個以下の商品は手で運べます。
Items fewer than or equal to 10 can be carried by hand.
'以下' is utilized here to indicate 'fewer than or equal to' in terms of a numerical quantity.
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