私鉄 (してつ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

私鉄 (してつ) means private railway / non-government train line.

See example sentences below.

私鉄 at a glance

私鉄

してつshitetsu

N2noun

private railway / non-government train line

私鉄してつshitetsuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

private railway / non-government train line

Example 1

私鉄の駅で待ち合わせしましょう。

Translation

Let's meet at the private railway station.

Example 2

この都市には多くの私鉄があります。

Translation

There are many private railways in this city.