営団

Japanese

Kanji in this term
営 団
えい
Grade: 5 		だん
Grade: 5
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
營團 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Clipping of 経営財団 (keiei zaidan).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) えーだん [èédáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [e̞ːdã̠ɴ]

Noun

営(えい)団(だん) • (eidan) 

  1. (historical) public corporation established for the public interest during World War II

Proper noun

営(えい)団(だん) • (Eidan) 

  1. (historical, specifically) short for 帝都高速度交通営団 (Teito Kōsokudo Kōtsū Eidan, “Teito Rapid Transit Authority”); the predecessor of Tokyo Metro
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