Japanese word

モノレール

Pronunciation

Romajimonorēru

Meaning

  • nounmonorail

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • モノレールに乗るmo no rē ru ni no ru

    ride the monorail

  • モノレールの駅mo no rē ru no eki

    monorail station

  • モノレールを利用するmo no rē ru o ri yō su ru

    use the monorail

Definition in Japanese

一本のレールを軌道として車両を走らせる交通機関。ichi pon no rē ru o ki dō to shi te sha ryō o hashi ra se ru kō tsū ki kan

Word origin

モノレール (monorēru) is a Japanese borrowing from English monorail, formed from mono, from Greek monos meaning "single", and rail.

Usage tips

  • 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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