直下
Meanings
Noun
No-adjective
Suru verb
1. directly under
Noun
Suru verb
2. falling perpendicularly
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ちょっか
Used in vocabulary
直下型地震
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
Noun
首都直下型地震
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
Noun
首都直下地震
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
Noun
Examples1
ほぼ
In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.