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鉄道
てつどう
N3
noun
Meanings
1
railway
2
railroad
3
rail transport
Example sentence
彼は運転士として鉄道で働いている。
He works on the railroad as a driver.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 鉄道 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
鉄
Iron
13 strokes
道
Road-way, Street, District
12 strokes
More words with
鉄
鉄
てつ ·
iron
N3
国鉄
こくてつ ·
national railway
地下鉄
ちかてつ ·
underground train
N5
鉄鋼
てっこう ·
iron and steel
N1
私鉄
してつ ·
private railway
N2
Full entry on Jisho
鉄骨
てっこつ ·
steel frame
鉄筋
てっきん ·
rebar
製鉄
せいてつ ·
iron manufacture
N1
More words with
道
道路
どうろ ·
road
N3
～道
～どう ·
kind of path
N2
北海道
ほっかいどう ·
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
報道
ほうどう ·
coverage
N1
道
みち ·
road
N5
水道
すいどう ·
water service
N4
軌道
きどう ·
orbit
N1
柔道
じゅうどう ·
judo
N4
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