撮り鉄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
撮 鉄
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Grade: S 		てつ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
撮り鐵 (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) とりてつ [tòrítétsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [to̞ɾʲite̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

撮(と)り鉄(てつ) • (toritetsu) 

  1. amateur train photographer / filmer

Hypernyms

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