also: ジェーアール · ジェイアール
JR; Japan Railways
Refers to the Japan Railways Group, the major railway network in Japan. Commonly used in station names, signs, and announcements.
東京駅はＪＲの主要な駅の一つです。
Tokyo Station is one of the major JR stations.
ＪＲで
I plan to go to Osaka by JR.
I'll go to Osaka by JR.
私鉄 refers to railways owned by private companies, whereas JR is the group of formerly national railways that were privatized but are still treated as a separate category from ordinary 私鉄.
Standard abbreviation for Japan Railways. The reading ジェー・アール is the most common pronunciation.
Search-only kana form; not a standard written spelling.
Abbreviation of 'Japan Railways'. The reading ジェー・アール comes from the English letter names J and R.