ちかてつ
Meanings
Noun
Abbreviation
1. subway; metro; underground (railway)
Pitch accent
ち
かてつ
Composed of
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
subway; metro; underground railway
sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (March 20, 1995)
Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway
Examples (34 in total)
I want to get there by subway.
The subway is faster than the streetcar.
They went by subway.
I hate riding the subway.
Could I please have a subway map?
There is a metro in Kazan.
Do you have a subway map?
I go to school by subway.
Do you know where you should get on the subway?
Subways run under the ground.
He often uses a subway.
I take the subway almost every day.
Is it dangerous to take a subway alone?
Can you tell me where the subway entrance is?
Do you go by bus, by train, or by subway?
Which is quicker, a taxi or the subway?
I wish the subway wasn't so crowded every morning.
She got on the subway at Ginza.
She transferred from the bus to the subway.
Tom said goodbye and got on the subway.
Could you tell me how to get to the subway station?
The subway is cheap, fast, and very convenient.
What subway goes to the center of town?
That person's house is near the subway.
Where is the nearest subway station?
In the future, I think there'll be a subway station here.
The Moscow subway runs until one a.m.
Can you give me directions to the subway station?
The new subway enables me to get to school in 20 minutes.
I expect a subway station will be here in the future.
Subway fares will be raised as of April 1st, 1999.
Excuse me, but is this the right way to the subway station?
I bought this book from the bookshop near the railway station.
Whenever I get on the subway, I put my wallet in my front pocket.