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地下

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

地下 — “underground, basement”

地下 (read ちか) means underground, basement. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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ちか

Meaning

underground, basement

地下 in a sentence

地下ちかに駐車ちゅうしゃ場じょうがある。

There is a parking lot underground.

The kanji in 地下

地earth, land; place
下below, down

Words that share a kanji with 地下

地下鉄ちかてつ— underground train, subway
地図ちず— a map
地味じみ— plain, sober, subdued
地理ちり— geography
地球ちきゅう— the earth, the globe
地震じしん— earthquake
地方ちほう— region, rural area
生地きじ— cloth, fabric; dough

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