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What does 鉄道 (てつどう, tetsudou) mean?

鉄道 (てつどう, tetsudou) means railway.

Quick facts
Readingてつどう
Romajitetsudou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
てつどう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontetsudou

railway

  1. 1noun railroad; railway; rail transport

Example sentences

  • A railway now runs through this town too.

  • Japanese railways run right on schedule.

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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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