直下

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ちょく > ちょっ
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちょっ)() (chokkaちよくか (tyokuka)?

  1. directly underneath; directly below
    Antonym: 直上
  2. straight descent
    Synonym: 落下
Derived terms

Verb

(ちょっ)()する (chokka suruちよくか (tyokuka)?suru (stem (ちょっ)() (chokka shi), past (ちょっ)()した (chokka shita))

  1. to descend straight down
    Synonym: 落下
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
じき
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(じき)() (jikigeぢきげ (dikige)?

  1. (rare) directly underneath; directly below

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN