地下水(ちかすい)

ちかすい
noun
groundwater, underground water
geography
1. groundwater, underground water
Water found beneath the Earth's surface in soil pores and rock fractures.
地下水(ちかすい)を汲(く)み上(あ)げる。
To pump up groundwater.
この地域(ちいき)の地下水(ちかすい)は飲料(いんりょう)水(すい)として使(つか)われている。
The groundwater in this area is used as drinking water.
工場(こうじょう)からの廃棄物(はいきぶつ)で地下水(ちかすい)が汚染(おせん)された。
The groundwater was contaminated by waste from the factory.

地下水(ちかすい) refers to water found beneath the earth's surface in soil and rock formations. A compound of 地下(ちか) (underground) + 水(すい) (water).

Common collocations

  • 地下水(ちかすい)を汲(く)み上(あ)げる: to pump up groundwater
  • 地下水(ちかすい)の汚染(おせん): groundwater contamination
  • 地下水(ちかすい)の枯渇(こかつ): depletion of groundwater
  • 地下水(ちかすい)脈(みゃく): underground water vein, aquifer
  • 地下水(ちかすい)位(い): groundwater level

Cultural note

Many Japanese regions rely on groundwater for drinking water and agriculture. Kumamoto Prefecture is particularly famous for its abundant 地下水(ちかすい). Excessive pumping (過剰(かじょう)汲(く)み上(あ)げ) has caused 地盤沈下(じばんちんか) (land subsidence) in some urban areas.

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Related Words

Related: 水源(すいげん) (water source)
Related: 湧(わ)き水(みず) (spring water)
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Added 2026.2.3 11:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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