Word Meaning 地中

ちちゅう chichuu

地中 is read as ちちゅう (chichuu) and means in the ground.

Meaning

English

  1. in the ground
  2. in the earth
  3. underground
  4. subterranean

Reading

Kana

ちちゅう

Romaji

chichuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 12644 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

地中海

ちちゅうかい

Mediterranean Sea

中心市街地

ちゅうしんしがいち

city centre (center)

地代

じしろ

land rent

地方

ちほう

civilian society

地上

ちじょう

this world

bottom (of a package, book, etc.)

地元

じもと

local

地下

ちか

underground

地理

ちり

geography

地図

ちず

map

地主

じぬし

landowner

地名

ちめい

place name

Example Sentences

3

People call the sea the Mediterranean.

The old man tried to hide his money under the ground.

"I sailed around the Mediterranean in a schooner when I was seventeen," she recited slowly and carefully.