メトロ

noun

metro; subway; underground railway

Commonly refers to urban underground rail systems, especially in European contexts. In Japan, 地下鉄 (ちかてつ) is more common for domestic subways, but メトロ is used in names like 東京メトロ.

from French métro

• パリのメトロはとても便べん利りだ。

  The Paris Metro is very convenient.

• 東とう京きょうメトロで銀ぎん座ざまで行いきます。

  I'll go to Ginza on the Tokyo Metro.