地下鉄

• 読み: ちかてつ
• ローマ字: chikatetsu
• 漢字の分解: 地 (chi) — ground, earth; 下 (ka) — below, under; 鉄 (tetsu) — iron, railway
• 発音: /t͡ɕi.ka.te.t͡sɯ/

意味

Subway; metro; underground railway. Found in most major Japanese cities.

A noun meaning subway or metro. Major Japanese cities like Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya have extensive subway networks. The word literally means 'underground iron (railway).' Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway together operate 13 lines covering the capital.

例文

1. 地下鉄で渋谷まで行けます。
2. 地下鉄の駅はどこですか。
3. 朝の地下鉄はとても混んでいます。

使い方ガイド

場面: public transport, urban life, commuting

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

A compound of 地下 (underground) and 鉄 (iron, short for 鉄道 railway). Coined when underground railways were built in Japan in the 1920s.

文化的背景

時代: Taishō

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal