地下鉄は地面の下を走る。

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地下鉄 は 地面 の 下 を 走る 。

English Translation

Subways run under the ground.

Furigana

地下鉄(ちかてつ)は地面(じめん)の下(した)を走(はし)る。

Romanji

Chikatetsu wa jimen no shita o hashiru.

Words

地下鉄 (ちかてつ)

underground train; subway

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

地面 (じめん)

ground; earth's surface

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

下 (した)

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in; preliminary; preparatory

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

Kanji

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

下

Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

鉄

Readings: テツ、 くろがね

Meaning: iron

面

Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら

Meanings: mask, face, features, surface

走

Readings: ソウ、 はし.る

Meaning: run