Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 直下(ちょっか) in Japanese

直下
Kana Reading
ちょっか
Romaji
chokka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    directly under; price cut; fall perpendicularly
    Example sentence
    ほぼ赤道直下にあるシンガポールでは、雨季・乾季があまり明瞭ではない。 In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.

Examples of 直下, ちょっか in a sentence

Kanji in this word

直 JLPT 3

8 strokes

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

On'Yomi: チョク, ジキ, ジカ

Kun'Yomi: ただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.す, なお.る, なお.き, す.ぐ

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下 JLPT 5

3 strokes

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

On'Yomi: カ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる

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