てつどう
Meanings
Noun
1. 車両がルート上に設置された軌条(レール)などに沿って走行する交通機関。
Kanji used
iron
roadway
Pitch accent
つどう
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Composed of
① 金属の一種。原子番号26、元素記号はFe、 常温常圧では銀灰色の固体で、人間に最も身近な金属のひとつ。くろがね。② 強固なもの
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
Used in vocabulary (36 in total)
subway; tube; underground railroad; underground railway
railroad network; railroad system
horse-drawn streetcar
railway station; train station
railroad track; rail line
high-speed rail; rapid (rail) transit
railroad operating over private tracks
railway vehicle; railroad vehicle
train buff; railway enthusiast; trainspotter; railfan
① 軌間が狭く小型の機関車・車両を用いる鉄道。
railway police; railroad police
rail transport (transportation, transit); transport by rail
railroad construction work
Japanese National Railways (1949-1987)
elevated railroad; elevated railway
railway police (Japan); Railway Police Force
railroad facility; railway equipment
elevated railway; overhead railway
cable railway; funicular railway
Examples (20 in total)
Switzerland is the land of the railway.
There were no railroads in Japan at that time.
The new railway is not completed yet.