乗り鉄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乗	鉄
の Grade: 3	てつ Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
乘り鐵 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is 鉄 short for 鉄道ファン? 鉄オタ? or a generalized suffix for railfans?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no̞ɾʲite̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

乗(の)り鉄(てつ) • (noritetsu) 

1. railfan who likes to ride train

Hypernyms

• 鉄(てつ)オタ (tetsuota, “railfan”)