地下鉄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
地	下	鉄
ち Grade: 2	か Grade: 1	てつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

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

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ちかてつ [chìkátétsú] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi̥ka̠te̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

地下鉄 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 地下鐵, hiragana ちかてつ, rōmaji chikatetsu)

(rail transport) rapid transit; (AmE) subway; (BrE) underground; (BrE) tube

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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