地階

Reading

Kana: ちかい

Romaji: chikai

Definition

noun

1

basement; cellar

Kanji

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

階

Readings: カイ、 きざはし

Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

Example Sentence

家(いえ)の地階(ちかい)に問題(もんだい)があるようだ。

➥The basements of the houses are likely to have problems.