지하

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地下, from 地 (“ground”) + 下 (“below”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɦa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [지하]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jiha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jiha
McCune–Reischauer?	chiha
Yale Romanization?	ciha

Noun

지하 • (jiha) (hanja 地下)

1. below ground
2. basement

Derived terms

• 지하가(地下街) (jihaga)
• 지하도(地下道) (jihado)
• 지하상가(地下商街) (jihasangga)
• 지하실(地下室) (jihasil)
• 지하철(地下鐵) (jihacheol)