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“monorail” in Japanese

Japanese

Pronunciation

Romajimonorēru

Example

モノレールに乗って学校へ行きます。mo no rē ru ni no tte gak kō e i ki ma su

I will take the monorail to school.

Illustration for モノレール (monorail)

How to say “monorail” in Japanese

“Monorail” in Japanese is モノレール (monorēru).

Describes a railway system in which vehicles travel along a single rail rather than a pair of rails.

Full entry for モノレール: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with モノレール

モノレールは道路の上を走るので、渋滞の影響を受けにくいです。mo no rē ru wa dō ro no ue o hashi ru no de jū tai no ei kyō o u ke ni ku i de su

Because the monorail runs above the roads, it is less affected by traffic jams.

Tips for using モノレール

  • The word monorail is widely associated with the Simpsons episode "Marge vs. the Monorail", which features a town debating whether to build one.

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