地下鉄
ちかてつ
chikatetsu
nounVocabularyLevel 10 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

地下鉄 (ちかてつ (chikatetsu)) means "metro". Use the page for pronunciation and example sentences.

Meaning

metro

Also : subway · underground train · underground (railway)

Memory Aid

Meaning ·

Imagine a giant rat squeezing through a subway tunnel while wearing tiny train tracks on its paws. The rat represents "chi" (地下) and the tracks represent "tetsu" (鉄), so the rat running on tracks equals the subway.

Example Sentences

地下鉄で駅まで行きました。

ちかてつでえきまでいきました。

I went to the station by subway.

Kanji in this word

地
Earth
Onち、じ
JLPT N4
下
Below
Kunした、しも、もと
Onか、げ
JLPT N5
鉄
Iron
Kunくろがね
Onてつ
JLPT N2

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