地下鉄(ちかてつ)

ちかてつ
noun
subway
1. subway, underground railway
A railway system that runs underground in a city.
地下鉄(ちかてつ)に乗(の)る。
To ride the subway.
地下鉄(ちかてつ)の駅(えき)はどこですか。
Where is the subway station?
地下鉄(ちかてつ)で会社(かいしゃ)に行(い)きます。
I go to work by subway.
地下鉄(ちかてつ)は便利(べんり)ですが、朝(あさ)は混(こ)みます。
The subway is convenient, but it's crowded in the morning.
東京(とうきょう)の地下鉄(ちかてつ)は路線(ろせん)が多(おお)くて複雑(ふくざつ)ですが、慣(な)れれば便利(べんり)です。
Tokyo's subway has many lines and is complicated, but once you get used to it, it's convenient.

地下鉄(ちかてつ) means "subway" or "underground railway." It combines 地下(ちか) (underground) + 鉄(てつ) (railway).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

ALTERNATIVE TERMS:

  • メトロ: metro (used in 東京(とうきょう)メトロ)
  • 地下鉄道(ちかてつどう): underground railway (formal)

IN JAPAN: Major cities like Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka have extensive subway networks. Tokyo's system is particularly complex with multiple operators.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:41 · Revised 2026.2.22 11:51
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