地中 (ちちゅう, chichuu) Japanese meaning: underground | KotomoraThe temperature underground is almost constant throughout the year.
Ruins buried underground were discovered.
Usage patterns
〈物〉が地中に埋まっているsomething is buried underground
An old jar was buried in the ground.
〈物〉を地中に埋めるto bury something in the ground
We buried a time capsule in the ground.
地中深くdeep underground
The roots extended deep underground.
地中を掘るto dig into the ground
The workers dug into the ground and found a pipe.
Opposites
地上 means 'above ground, on the surface', the direct opposite of 地中 'underground, in the ground'.
地表 refers to the surface of the earth, while 地中 refers to what lies beneath it, inside the ground.
Etymology
Compound of 地 (chi, 'earth, ground') and 中 (chū, 'inside, middle'). The reading is the standard on'yomi combination.
