鉄道 (てつどう)railroad; railway; rail transport

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Kanji in 鉄道

鉄てつiron (Fe)
鉄鋼てっこうiron and steel
地下鉄ちかてつunderground train; subway
国鉄こくてつnational railway (esp. former Japan National Railways)
電鉄でんてつelectric railway
私鉄してつprivate railway
鉄骨てっこつsteel frame; steel beam
鉄筋てっきんrebar; (iron) reinforcing bar
北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
報道ほうどうreport (of news); reporting
道みちroad; path
道路どうろroad; highway
都道府県とどうふけんprefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
報道陣ほうどうじんpress corps
柔道じゅうどうjudo
軌道きどうorbit; trajectory

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