鉄道
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鉄 | 道 |
| てつ Grade: 3 |
どう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 鐵道 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
鉄 (tetsu, “iron, steel”) + 道 (dō, “way”). Calque of German Eisenbahn.
Pronunciation
Noun
鉄道 • (tetsudō) ←てつだう (tetudau)?
Derived terms
- 地下鉄 (chikatetsu): subway
- 地下鉄道 (chikatetsudō): subway, Underground Railroad
- 鉄道院 (tetsudō-in)
- 鉄道橋 (tetsudōkyō)
- 鉄道草 (tetsudōgusa)
- 鉄道員 (tetsudōin)
- 鉄道警察隊 (tetsudō keisatsutai)
- 鉄道公安職員 (tetsudō kōan shokuin)
- 鉄道省 (tetsudō-shō)
- 鉄道馬車 (tetsudō basha)
- 鉄道網 (tetsudōmō)
- 鉄道便 (tetsudōbin)
- 鉄道駅 (tetsudōeki, “railway station, train station”)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.