乗り鉄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乗 鉄
の
Grade: 3 		てつ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
乘り鐵 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is 鉄 short for 鉄道ファン? 鉄オタ? or a generalized suffix for railfans?”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) のりてつ [nòrítétsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [no̞ɾʲite̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

乗(の)り鉄(てつ) • (noritetsu) 

  1. railfan who likes to ride trains

Hypernyms

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