えいだん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of えいだん – see the following entries.
営団
[noun] (historical) public corporation established for the public interest during World War II
[proper noun] (historical, specifically) short for 帝都速度交通営団 (Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsū Eidan, Teito Rapid Transit Authority); the predecessor of Tokyo Metro
英断
[noun] excellent resolution; excellent decisive judgement
(This term, えいだん (eidan), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)