지하철

Korean

지하철 (jihacheol, “subway”).

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地下鐵, from 地 (“ground”) + 下 (“below”) + 鐵 (“iron”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɦa̠t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [지하철]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jihacheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jihacheol
McCune–Reischauer?	chihach'ŏl
Yale Romanization?	ciha.chel

Noun

지하철 • (jihacheol) (hanja 地下鐵)

1. subway

Related terms

• 지옥철 (jiokcheol, “very crowded subway line or rolling stock”)
• 지하 (jiha, “underground”)
• 전철 (jeoncheol, “metro”)
• 철도 (cheoldo, “railroad”)