Vocabulary

What does 地下 (ちか, chika) mean?

地下 (ちか, chika) means underground, basement.

Quick facts
Readingちか
Romajichika
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ちか
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchika

underground, basement

  1. 1noun · no-adjective underground; below the ground
  2. 2noun world of the dead; the grave
  3. 3no-adjective · noun underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret; illegal

Example sentences

  • I go to work by subway.

  • There is a parking lot in the basement of this building.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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