地下鉄

Japanese
Kanji in this term
地 下 鉄
ち
Grade: 2		 か
Grade: 1		 てつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
地下鐵 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Abbreviation for 地下鉄道 (ちかてつどう, chikatetsudō, “underground railway”), from 地下 (ちか, chika, “underground”) + 鉄道 (てつどう, tetsudō, “railway”).

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) ちかてつ [chìkátétsú] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [t͡ɕi̥ka̠te̞t͡sɨᵝ]

    Noun

    地(ち)下(か)鉄(てつ) • (chikatetsu) 

    1. (rail transport) rapid transit, metro, (AmE) subway, (BrE) underground

    References
    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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