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JLPT N4 · Travel

地下鉄

ちかてつ

subway

Stroke order of 地下鉄

3 characters, 22 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

地 · 6 strokes下 · 3 strokes鉄 · 13 strokes

Memory trick

Iron (鉄) rails running below (下) the ground (地) carry the subway.

Parts: 地 ground (土 earth + 也) + 下 below + 鉄 iron (金 metal + 失)

The characters in 地下鉄

  • 下 した — down; below (3 strokes)

Example sentence

地下鉄で会社に通っています。

ちかてつでかいしゃにかよっています。

I commute to work by subway.

Words with 地

Words with 下

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