撮り鉄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
撮	鉄
と Grade: S	てつ Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
撮り鐵 (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): [to̞ɾʲite̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

撮(と)り鉄(てつ) • (toritetsu)

amateur train photographer / filmer

Hypernyms

鉄(てつ)オタ (tetsuota, “railfan”)

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