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    3. 国鉄

    国鉄

    国こく鉄てつ

    national railway

    KMT4News #6+1CoreNounTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab21 strokes

    こくてつ

    Noun

    1.
    national railway
    abbreviation
    2.
    Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
    abbreviationhistorical term

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    昔むかし、国こく鉄てつという鉄てつ道どう会がい社しゃがありました。

    A long time ago, there was a railway company called Kokutetsu (Japan National Railways).

    KMT3HistoryTravel & Transportation
    国こく鉄てつ時じ代だいは、多おおくの路ろ線せんが全ぜん国こくを結むすんでいた。

    In the JNR era, many lines connected the entire country.

    KMT4Travel & TransportationHistory
    国こく鉄てつの車しゃ両りょうは、今いまでも一いち部ぶの地ち方ほう路ろ線せんで活かつ躍やくしている。

    Some JNR rolling stock is still active on some local lines today.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationHistory
    昔むかしの国こく鉄てつの時じ刻こく表ひょうは、鉄てつ道どうファンにとって貴き重ちょうな資し料りょうだ。

    Old JNR timetables are valuable resources for railway enthusiasts.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationCulture & Traditions
    国こく鉄てつの民 営 化 は、日に本ほんの経けい済ざいに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    The privatization of JNR had a significant impact on the Japanese economy.

    KMT6HistoryPolitics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    国
    くに…(3)
    country
    鉄
    くろがね…(3)
    iron
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