(こうきょうこうつう)

こうきょうこうつう
noun
public transportation
transportation
1. 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(こうきょうこうつう)利用(りよう)してください
Please use public transportation.
この地域(ちいき)公共交通(こうきょうこうつう)充実(じゅうじつ)している
This area has well-developed public transportation.
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(こうきょうこうつうきかん) (public transportation system/facilities). The shorter 公共交通(こうきょうこうつう) is used as a general concept, while 公共交通機関(こうきょうこうつうきかん) refers specifically to the vehicles or infrastructure.

Common collocations