Japanese symbol for “basement”
地階
ちかい
Romaji: chikai
basement; cellar
In Japanese, basement is 地階, read ちかい (chikai).
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Meanings
- n basement; cellar
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “basement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ベースメント | ベースメント beesumento | basement |
| 地下室 | ちかしつ chikashitsu | cellar; basement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 段階 | だんかい dankai | stage; step; phase |
| 階段 | かいだん kaidan | stairs; stairway; staircase |
See also: Chinese symbol for “basement”.
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