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    3. デパ地下

    デパ地下

    デ​パ​地ち下か

    basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)

    KMT8Ref L1NounBusiness & FinanceFood & DiningKanji Vocab17 strokes

    デパちかデパチカ

    Noun

    1.
    basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
    colloquialabbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    デパ地ち下かでお弁べん当とうを買かった。

    I bought a bento box at the department store basement.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    週しゅう末まつのデパ地ち下かはいつも人ひとで賑にぎわっている。

    The department store basement is always bustling with people on weekends.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    デパ地ち下かで、夕ゆう食しょくのおかずを探さがすのが好すきだ。

    I like looking for side dishes for dinner at the department store basement.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    デパ地ち下かは、百ひゃっ貨か店てんの集しゅう客きゃくの要かなめとして重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを担になっている。

    The department store basement plays an important role as the key to attracting customers for department stores.

    KMT8Business & FinanceFood & Dining
    デパ地ち下かは、高こう級きゅう食しょく材ざいから有ゆう名めい店てんのスイーツまで、幅はば広ひろい品しな揃ぞろえで食しょく通つうを魅み了りょうする。

    The department store basement fascinates gourmets with its wide selection, from high-end ingredients to famous sweets.

    KMT9Food & DiningBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    地
    ground・earth
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    デ
    de
    Kana
    パ
    pa
    Kana
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