Definition of 地下 (ちか)

ちか

地下

ちか

chika

JLPT N3

Common word

noun, no-adjective

basement, cellar, underground place

prefix

underground, below ground

secret, under cover

1 more definitions

noun

underground (railway), subway, metro(colloquialism, abbreviation)

Related Kanji

地	ground, earth
下	below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Example sentences(showing 10 results)

今日

は

ちじょう

地上

、

あした

明日

は

ちか

地下

Today above ground tomorrow under

かれ

いま

ちか

ねむ

He is dead and buried now

みんな

おか

うえ

ちか

ほ

、

おか

うえ

いえ

A cellar was dug on top of the hill and they slowly moved the house from the road to the hill

せんたく

しつ

ちか

The laundry room is in the basement

おすい

なが

ちか

げすいどう

も

The house has pipes under the ground to carry dirty water away

ちか

がい

There is a shopping district underground

かたほう

さん

かいだ

、

かたほう

よん

かいだ

ちか

ほ

The steam shovels dug down three stories on one side and four stories on the other side

かれ

ちか

かつどう

うたが

He was suspected of underground action

してんのう

たお

、

なが

ちか

めいきゅう

I'd defeated the four sub-bosses and got through the damn long underground labyrinth

ちじょう

地上

２２

かい

階

、

ちか

地下

２

かい

けんせつちゅう

An office building, with 22 stories above ground and 2 below, is under construction