鉄てっ橋きょう

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

iron bridge; railway bridge

Refers to a bridge made of iron or steel, often specifically a railway bridge. In modern usage, it can be any metal bridge, but the railway association is strong.

この鉄てっ橋きょうは明めい治じ時じ代だいに造つくられた。
This iron bridge was built in the Meiji period.
列れっ車しゃが鉄てっ橋きょうを渡わたる音おとが聞きこえる。
I can hear the sound of a train crossing the railway bridge.

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Usage patterns

鉄てっ橋きょうを渡わたるto cross an iron/railway bridge
電でん車しゃは鉄てっ橋きょうを渡わたって川かわを越こえた。
The train crossed the river over the iron bridge.
鉄てっ橋きょうが架かかるfor an iron bridge to span (a river, valley, etc.)
この川かわには長ながい鉄てっ橋きょうが架かかっている。
A long iron bridge spans this river.
〈場ば所しょ〉に鉄てっ橋きょうを架かけるto build an iron bridge over a place
会かい社しゃはこの谷たにに鉄てっ橋きょうを架かける計けい画かくを立たてた。
The company planned to build an iron bridge over this valley.