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jmdict 1420840 Active (id: 2100744)
地下 [ichi1,news1,nf03]
ちか [ichi1,news1,nf03]
1. [n,adj-no]
▶ underground
▶ below the ground
Cross references:
  ⇔ ant: 1421180 地上 1. above ground; on the ground; earth's surface
2. [n]
▶ world of the dead
▶ the grave
3. [adj-no,n]
▶ underground (activities, movement, etc.)
▶ secret
▶ illegal
▶ in hiding



History:
2. A 2021-04-21 00:20:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
The someone was Dennis, who was the only person we booted out (abuse and provocation.)
1. A* 2021-04-20 23:43:27  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, daij
  Comments:
In 2006 someone made the following comment: "地下 does not mean any of the above and certainly not "basement" as there aren't any in Japan. It is never used as an "abbreviation" for subway. 地下 is used only in compounds, e.g., 地下商店街 or 地下鉄 (seen everywhere)."
I agree for the most part.
  Diff:
@@ -19,6 +19 @@
-<gloss>basement</gloss>
-<gloss>cellar</gloss>
-<gloss>underground place</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&pref;</pos>
+<xref type="ant" seq="1421180">地上・1</xref>
@@ -26,6 +21 @@
-<gloss>below ground</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&pref;</pos>
-<gloss>secret</gloss>
-<gloss>under cover</gloss>
+<gloss>below the ground</gloss>
@@ -35,5 +25,10 @@
-<misc>&col;</misc>
-<misc>&abbr;</misc>
-<gloss>underground (railway)</gloss>
-<gloss>subway</gloss>
-<gloss>metro</gloss>
+<gloss>world of the dead</gloss>
+<gloss>the grave</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>underground (activities, movement, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>secret</gloss>
+<gloss>illegal</gloss>
+<gloss>in hiding</gloss>

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