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交通機関 (koutsuukikan) Japanese meaning: transportation | Kotomora
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Transportation was disrupted by the typhoon.
This area has a well-developed transportation system.
Usage patterns 交こう 通つう 機き 関かん を 利り 用よう する to use public transportation
I use public transportation for my commute.
交こう 通つう 機き 関かん が 乱みだ れる for transportation services to be disrupted
Transportation services are disrupted because of the typhoon.
交こう 通つう 機き 関かん が 止と まる for transportation to come to a halt
Transportation ground to a halt because of the heavy snow.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 までの 交こう 通つう 機き 関かん transportation to a place
There's no transportation to the station, so I'll drive there.
Kanji 交 mingle, mixing, association 通 traffic, pass through, avenue 機 loom, mechanism, machine 関 connection, barrier, gateway Related words 交通 is the broad, general word for traffic or transportation, while 交通機関 specifically names the systems and facilities (trains, buses, etc.) that provide it.
乗り物 refers to an individual vehicle or conveyance one rides in, whereas 交通機関 refers to the overall transit system or network.
運輸 is a formal, industry/business term for the transport of goods and people, while 交通機関 focuses on the actual means or systems used for transportation.
交通機関 refers to the actual means of transport (trains, buses, etc.), while 交通網 refers to the overall network or system connecting them.
Etymology Compound of 交通 (traffic, transportation) and 機関 (mechanism, facility). The term emerged in the modern era to describe organized transportation infrastructure.
