国鉄

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 2
てつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
國鐵 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(こく)(てつ) (kokutetsu

  1. Short for 国有鉄道.
  2. A nationalised railway

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN