地下鉄
ちかてつ
chikatetsu
nounVocabularyLevel 10 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

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

Meaning

metro · subway · underground train

Also : metro · 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

私は地下鉄が好きです。

わたしはちかてつがすきです。

I like subway.

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