Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
てつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
鐵オタ (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From 鉄道 (tetsudō, railway) +‎ オタク (otaku).

Noun edit

(てつ)オタ (tetsuota

  1. (slang) railfan

Hyponyms edit