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鉄道

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See also: 鐵道 and 铁道

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てつ
Grade: 3
どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鐵道 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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    (てつ) (tetsu, iron, steel) + (どう) (, way). Calque of German Eisenbahn.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    (てつ)(どう) (tetsudōてつだう (tetudau)?

    1. railway

    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. ^ 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
    3. ^ 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.