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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