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public transportation; public transit
Transportation services available to the general public, such as trains, buses, and subways. Often used in the longer form 公共交通機関.
公共交通を利用してください。
Please use public transportation.
この地域は公共交通が充実している。
This area has well-developed public transportation.
田舎では公共交通が少ないので、車がないと不便だ。
In the countryside, there is little public transportation, so it's inconvenient without a car.
USAGE:
Often appears in the longer form 公共交通機関 (public transportation system/facilities). The shorter 公共交通 is used as a general concept, while 公共交通機関 refers specifically to the vehicles or infrastructure.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 公共交通機関 (public transportation facilities)
- 公共交通を利用する (to use public transportation)
- 公共交通が充実している (public transportation is well-developed)