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都営地下鉄 (とえいちかてつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

都と営えい地ち下か鉄てつ

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Meanings

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Toei Subway

company name

Proper noun referring to the subway lines operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation.

都と営えい地ち下か鉄てつ浅あさ草くさ線せんで浅あさ草くさまで行

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I'll go to Asakusa on the Toei Asakusa Line.

Kanji

都metropolis, capital, all
営camp, perform, build
地ground, earth
下below, down, descend
鉄iron

Related words

東とう京きょうメトロ
Tokyo Metro is the other major subway operator in Tokyo, distinct from the Toei Subway.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 東京都交通局が経営する地下鉄 (subway operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation).