Illustration: A cutaway view of a neighborhood road reveals a pedestrian passage running beneath the traffic. Stairs descend from both sidewalks into the same tiled tunnel, where a parent and child walk toward the opposite exit. Overhead, a delivery truck and bicycles continue along the road.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

地ち下か道どう

chikadou

underpass, underground passage

Example sentences

  1. なお、互たがいのホームへは地下道ちかどうで連絡れんらくしている。

    The two platforms are linked by an underpass.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 地下道ちかどうのうち1つは地下ちかの食料品売しょくりょうひんうり場ばに続つづいている。

    One underpass leads to the basement foodstuffs department.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 駅舎えきしゃは線路西側せんろにしがわにあり、ホームへは連絡れんらく地下道ちかどうで結むすばれている。

    The station building is situated on the west side of the track and is connected to platforms via an underground passage.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 地下道

  • 地ground; earthOnチ・ジ
  • 下below; downOnカ・ゲKunした・しも・もと
  • 道road-way; streetOnドウ・トウKunみち・いう

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