公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう)機関(きかん)

こうきょうこうつうきかん
noun
public transportation
1. public transportation; public transit
Transportation systems available to the general public, including trains, buses, subways, and ferries. Japan is renowned for its extensive and reliable public transportation network.
公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう)機関(きかん)を利用(りよう)する。
To use public transportation.
公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう)機関(きかん)が発達(はったつ)しているので、車(くるま)がなくても生活(せいかつ)できる。
Because public transportation is well-developed, you can live without a car.
台風(たいふう)の影響(えいきょう)で公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう)機関(きかん)が大幅(おおはば)に乱(みだ)れ、多(おお)くの通勤(つうきん)客(きゃく)が足止(あしど)めされた。
Due to the typhoon, public transportation was severely disrupted and many commuters were stranded.

公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう)機関(きかん) is the formal term for public transportation systems — trains, buses, subways, ferries, and other transit available to the general public.

WORD FORMATION:
公共(こうきょう) (public) + 交通(こうつう) (transportation) + 機関(きかん) (system/institution). In casual speech, 公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう) alone is sometimes used.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう)機関(きかん)を利用(りよう)する: to use public transportation
  • 公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう)機関(きかん)が止(と)まる: public transportation stops
  • 公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう)機関(きかん)の充実(じゅうじつ): improvement of public transportation
  • 公共(こうきょう)交通(こうつう)機関(きかん)が乱(みだ)れる: public transit is disrupted

CULTURAL NOTE:
Japan is known for its extensive, punctual public transportation network. Disruptions due to 台風(たいふう) (typhoons) or 地震(じしん) (earthquakes) are major news events.

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Added 2026.3.20 11:43 · Revised 2026.4.4 19:40
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