地下 (Chika) is a Japanese noun meaning “underground, below the ground, world of the dead, the grave”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival noununderground; below the ground
- nounworld of the dead; the grave
- adjectival noun, noununderground (activities, movement, etc.); secret; illegal; in hiding
Examples
洗濯室は地下です。
The laundry room is in the basement.
彼は今地下に眠っている。
He is dead and buried now.
今日は地上、明日は地下。
Today above ground tomorrow under.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).