Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
てつ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
撮り鐵 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

(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 edit

  • IPA(key): [to̞ɾʲite̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun edit

()(てつ) (toritetsu

  1. amateur train photographer / filmer

Hypernyms edit