Japanese symbol for “groundwater”
地下水
ちかすい
Romaji: chikasui
groundwater; underground water
In Japanese, groundwater is 地下水, read ちかすい (chikasui).
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Meanings
- n groundwater; underground water
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
See also: Chinese symbol for “groundwater”.
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