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What does 地下鉄 (ちかてつ, chikatetsu) mean?

地下鉄 (ちかてつ, chikatetsu) means subway.

Quick facts
Readingちかてつ
Romajichikatetsu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ちかてつ
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchikatetsu

subway

GenkiGenki 10
  1. 1noun subway; metro; underground (railway)

Example sentences

  • I go to work by subway.

  • The subway is very fast.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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