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自動列車制御装置 (じどうれっしゃせいぎょそうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ動どう列れっ車しゃ制せい御ぎょ装そう置ち

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Meanings

1

automatic train control; ATC

Railway signaling system that automatically controls train speed and braking to maintain safe distances and prevent collisions.

新しん幹かん線せんには自じ動どう列れっ車しゃ制せい御ぎょ装そう置ちが

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The Shinkansen is equipped with an automatic train control system.

Kanji

自oneself
動move, motion, change
列file, row, rank
車car
制system, law, rule
御honorable, manipulate, govern
装attire, dress, pretend
置placement, put, set

Related words

自じ動どう列れっ車しゃ停てい止し装そう置ち
ATS (Automatic Train Stop) is a simpler system that only stops the train when a signal is passed at danger, whereas ATC continuously controls speed.

Built from

自じ動どう+列れっ車しゃ+

Etymology

Compound of 自動 (automatic), 列車 (train), 制御 (control), and 装置 (device). A direct technical term without known historical derivation.

制せい御ぎょ装そう置ち