Meaning

Primary

Electric Railway

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The electricity iron sounds scary, but if you think to back in the day and to where iron was used a lot, you probably think of the railway systems... big hunky pieces of iron on the ground to make the railway. So, you can advance this by adding electricity instead of coal, creating an electric railway.

Reading

でんてつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 南海電鉄

    Nankai Electric Railway

    日立電鉄

    Hitachi Electric Railway

    京王電鉄

    Keio Electric Railway

Context Sentences

大人になったら、電鉄会社に入社したいです。

When I grow up, I want to join an electric railway company.

京王電鉄の青い車両はカッコイイですよね。

Keio Electric Railway's blue train cars are cool.

えのしま電鉄のニックネームは「えのでん」です。

The nickname for the Enoshima Electric Railway is "Enoden."

Kanji Composition