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How to say 'Underground' in Japanese | 地下道

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The Japanese word for Underground is 'Chikadou', written as 地下道 in Japanese.'Underground' in hiragana is ちかどう.

    Meaning

    Underground

    Reading

    ちかどう

    chikadou

    Kanji

    Ground Down Way

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '地下道 (ちかどう)' refers to an 'underground passage' or 'subway'. It is commonly used to describe tunnels or pathways that are built beneath the ground, often for pedestrians or vehicles. For example: The underground passage is convenient「地下道は便利です」(ちかどうはべんりです). We walked through the underground tunnel「私たちは地下道を歩きました」(わたしたちはちかどうをあるきました). This word is often used in urban contexts to describe infrastructure like subway systems or pedestrian underpasses.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5346

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 地下道

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Ground

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Down

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Way

Words Related to 地下道 Through the Kanji

These 41 Words contain the Kanji 地 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    地域

    Meaning

    Area

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    土地

    Meaning

    Land

  • word

    地下鉄

    Meaning

    Subway

  • word

    番地

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    地球

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    地下

    Meaning

    Underground, Basement

  • word

    地位

    Meaning

    Status

  • word

    地元

    Meaning

    Hometown

  • word

    空き地

    Meaning

    Vacant lot

  • word

    地区

    Meaning

    District

  • word

    各地

    Meaning

    Regions

  • word

    地味

    Meaning

    Plain, Modest

  • word

    地図

    Meaning

    Map

  • word

    地上

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    地震

    Meaning

    Earthquake

  • word

    産地

    Meaning

    Origin, Producing area

  • word

    現地

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    地獄

    Meaning

    Hell

  • word

    基地

    Meaning

    Base

  • word

    意地悪

    Meaning

    Spite

  • word

    地面

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    住宅地

    Meaning

    Residential area

  • word

    地帯

    Meaning

    Zone

  • word

    植民地

    Meaning

    Colony

  • word

    地点

    Meaning

    Point

  • word

    地理

    Meaning

    Geography

  • word

    敷地

    Meaning

    Grounds

  • word

    大地

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    地名

    Meaning

    Placename

  • word

    余地

    Meaning

    Room, Margin

  • word

    意地

    Meaning

    Stubbornness, Disposition

  • word

    地形

    Meaning

    Terrain

  • word

    目的地

    Meaning

    Destination

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    遊園地

    Meaning

    Amusement park

  • word

    地主

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    団地

    Meaning

    Complex, Housing

  • word

    墓地

    Meaning

    Cemetery

  • word

    盆地

    Meaning

    Basin

Words Related to 地下道 Through the Kanji

These 42 Words contain the Kanji 下 as well.

  • word

    下さる

    Meaning

    Give

  • word

    Meaning

    Under

  • word

    下り

    Meaning

    Descent

  • word

    年下

    Meaning

    Younger

  • word

    下手

    Meaning

    Unskilled

  • word

    以下

    Meaning

    Below, Less

  • word

    地下鉄

    Meaning

    Subway

  • word

    下げる

    Meaning

    Lower

  • word

    地下

    Meaning

    Underground, Basement

  • word

    下ろす

    Meaning

    Lower, Unload

  • word

    靴下

    Meaning

    Socks

  • word

    下がる

    Meaning

    Descend, Decrease

  • word

    下水

    Meaning

    Sewage

  • word

    上下

    Meaning

    Updown

  • word

    下書き

    Meaning

    Draft

  • word

    下車

    Meaning

    Alighting

  • word

    部下

    Meaning

    Subordinate

  • word

    下品

    Meaning

    Vulgar

  • word

    廊下

    Meaning

    Hallway

  • word

    下町

    Meaning

    Downtown

  • word

    下る

    Meaning

    Descend, Decide

  • word

    天下

    Meaning

    World

  • word

    下宿

    Meaning

    Lodging

  • word

    下調べ

    Meaning

    Preparation

  • word

    下す

    Meaning

    Decide

  • word

    下流

    Meaning

    Downstream, Lower class

  • word

    下りる

    Meaning

    Descend

  • word

    下旬

    Meaning

    Last third

  • word

    下記

    Meaning

    Below

  • word

    下痢

    Meaning

    Diarrhea

  • word

    ぶら下がる

    Meaning

    Hang

  • word

    ぶら下げる

    Meaning

    Hang

  • word

    目下

    Meaning

    Subordinate

  • word

    低下

    Meaning

    Decline

  • word

    値下がり

    Meaning

    Decrease

  • word

    値下げ

    Meaning

    Price reduction

  • word

    見下ろす

    Meaning

    Look down

  • word

    陛下

    Meaning

    Majesty

  • word

    下着

    Meaning

    Underwear

  • word

    飛び下りる

    Meaning

    Jump down

  • word

    下駄

    Meaning

    Clogs

  • word

    零下

    Meaning

    Below zero

Words Related to 地下道 Through the Kanji

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 道 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Road, Way

  • word

    車道

    Meaning

    Roadway

  • word

    歩道

    Meaning

    Sidewalk

  • word

    道路

    Meaning

    Road

  • word

    横断歩道

    Meaning

    Crosswalk

  • word

    片道

    Meaning

    One way

  • word

    柔道

    Meaning

    Judo

  • word

    道具

    Meaning

    Tool

  • word

    書道

    Meaning

    Calligraphy

  • word

    鉄道

    Meaning

    Railway

  • word

    赤道

    Meaning

    Equator

  • word

    高速道路

    Meaning

    Highway

  • word

    道徳

    Meaning

    Morality

  • word

    筋道

    Meaning

    Logic, Sequence

  • word

    水道

    Meaning

    Waterworks

  • word

    街道

    Meaning

    Highway

  • word

    近道

    Meaning

    Shortcut

  • word

    使い道

    Meaning

    Use

  • word

    報道

    Meaning

    Reporting

  • word

    神道

    Meaning

    Shinto

  • word

    回り道

    Meaning

    Detour

  • word

    道場

    Meaning

    Dojo

  • word

    修道

    Meaning

    Asceticism

  • word

    逃げ道

    Meaning

    Escape

  • word

    国道

    Meaning

    Highway

  • word

    寄り道

    Meaning

    Detour

  • word

    道順

    Meaning

    Route, Directions

  • word

    軌道

    Meaning

    Track, Orbit

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