Word Meaning 鉄道

てつどう tetsudou

鉄道 is read as てつどう (tetsudou) and means railroad.

Meaning

English

  1. railroad
  2. railway
  3. rail transport

Reading

Kana

てつどう

Romaji

tetsudou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 鉄道会社,JR,私鉄,地下鉄,地下鉄道,,電車,列車 Rank 2422 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鉄道公安官

てつどうこうあんかん

railroad security officer

鉄道工事

てつどうこうじ

railroad construction work

鉄道公安職員

てつどうこうあんしょくいん

railway police officer (pre-1987)

鉄道電話

てつどうでんわ

railway telephone

鉄道車両

てつどうしゃりょう

railway vehicle

鉄道会社

てつどうがいしゃ

railroad corporation

鉄道線

てつどうせん

railroad operating over private tracks

鉄道輸送

てつどうゆそう

rail transport (transportation, transit)

鉄道馬車

てつどうばしゃ

horse-drawn streetcar

鉄道ファン

てつどうふぁん

train buff

鉄道橋

てつどうきょう

railroad bridge

Example Sentences

10

てつどうのうんこうがていしした。

the train operations were suspended.

Tom is a railway nerd.

Switzerland is the land of the railway.

He was killed in a railroad accident.

It's dangerous to walk on railway lines.

There were no railroads in Japan at that time.

There were no railroads at that time in Japan.

How do I get to the train station?

My dad works on the railways.

The red lines on the map represent railways.