直下(ちょっか)

ちょっか
noun
directly below; right under
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1. directly below; right under
The position straight underneath something. A written-style word, best known from earthquake terms and from compounds such as 赤道直下(せきどうちょっか) 'right on the equator'.
震源(しんげん)は都市(とし)の直下(ちょっか)だった。
The earthquake's focus was directly under the city.
赤道(せきどう)直下(ちょっか)の国(くに)は一年中(いちねんじゅう)暑(あつ)い。
Countries right on the equator are hot all year round.
首都(しゅと)直下(ちょっか)地震(じしん)に備(そな)えて、水(みず)と食料(しょくりょう)を用意(ようい)している。
I keep water and food ready in case of an earthquake directly under the capital.

Common collocations

  • 直下型地震(ちょっかがたじしん): an earthquake whose focus is directly under an inhabited area
  • 首都(しゅと)直下(ちょっか)地震(じしん): the long-feared earthquake directly under Tokyo
  • 赤道直下(せきどうちょっか): right on the equator
  • 急転直下(きゅうてんちょっか): a sudden turn of events (four-character idiom)

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 真下(ました) (right below)
Compare: 真上(まうえ) (directly above)
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