Underground Shopping Mall
Underground Shopping Center
noun
You're "underground" (地下) in the streets, but don't worry, you're not in some post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel — most of the underground streets and areas in Japan are just underground shopping malls.
地下街, or underground shopping centers, are common in big cities in Japan, especially near train stations, where you'll find lots of shops, restaurants, and walkways below street level.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
地下街にある
to be in an underground shopping mall
地下街にいる
to be in an underground shopping mall
地下街に行く
to go to an underground shopping mall
地下街に入る
to enter an underground shopping mall
地下街のトイレ
restroom in an underground shopping mall
地下街の入り口
entrance to an underground shopping mall
地下街の地図
map of an underground shopping mall
地下街のお店
shops in an underground shopping mall
地下街を歩く
to walk through an underground shopping mall
地下街を通る
to pass through an underground shopping mall
地下街を抜ける
to pass through an underground shopping to the other side
地下街を歩き回る
to walk around an underground shopping mall
地下街がある
there is an underground shopping mall
地下街ができる
an underground shopping mall is built
地下街が広がる
an underground shopping mall sprawls out
雨だし、地下街行かない？
It's raining, wanna go to the underground mall?
ちょっくら地下街に行くところだよ。
I'm off to the underground shopping mall.
今日は地下街のカフェでゆっくりコーヒーを飲んだ。
Today, I relaxed with a coffee at a café in the underground shopping area.
僕は地下街の中で一度も天井を見上げないようにしているんだ。何故だか分かるかい？
I always make sure to never look up at the ceiling in the underground mall. Do you know why?