Narrow gauge - Kyoki

Japanese: 狭軌 - きょうき
Narrow gauge - Kyoki
〘 noun 〙 A railroad track whose gauge is narrower than the standard gauge of 1,435 mm. JR's conventional lines use 1,067 mm. Narrow gauge. ⇔ Wide gauge. [Revised and expanded New Dictionary of Rashii Words (1919)]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 軌間が、一四三五ミリメートルの標準軌より狭い鉄道線路をいう。JRの在来線では一〇六七ミリメートルを用いている。狭軌間。⇔広軌。〔訂正増補新らしい言葉の字引(1919)〕

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