サブウェイ

noun

subway; underground railway

Refers to an underground urban railway system, similar to English 'subway'. In Japanese, 地下鉄 is the native term and more common in everyday speech; サブウェイ is used mainly in proper names (e.g., Tokyo Metro Subway) or when emphasizing the English-style concept.

See also: 地下鉄

• 東とう京きょうのサブウェイはとても便べん利りです。

  Tokyo's subway is very convenient.

• ニューヨークのサブウェイは24時じ間かん運うん行こうしている。

  The New York subway runs 24 hours a day.