How to say 'Conductor' in Japanese | 車掌

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The Japanese word for Conductor is 'Shashou', written as 車掌 in Japanese.'Conductor' in hiragana is しゃしょう.

word

車掌

Meaning

Conductor

Reading

しゃしょう

shashou

Kanji

車Car 掌Palm, Manipulate

Explanation

The Japanese noun '車掌 (しゃしょう)' refers to a 'conductor', specifically a train conductor. This term is used to describe the person responsible for managing the operation of a train, ensuring passenger safety, and handling tickets. For example: The conductor announced the next station「車掌が次の駅を案内しました」(しゃしょうがつぎのえきをあんないしました). The conductor checked the tickets「車掌が切符を確認しました」(しゃしょうがきっぷをかくにんしました). This word is commonly used in the context of public transportation, particularly trains.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4989

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 車掌

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

車

Meaning

Car

kanji

掌

Meaning

Palm, Manipulate

Words Related to 車掌 Through the Kanji 車

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 車 as well.

word

車

Meaning

Car

word

自転車

Meaning

Bicycle

word

車道

Meaning

Roadway

word

自動車

Meaning

Car

word

救急車

Meaning

Ambulance

word

停車

Meaning

Stop

word

駐車場

Meaning

Parking lot

word

消防車

Meaning

Firetruck

word

電車

Meaning

Train

word

下車

Meaning

Alighting

word

列車

Meaning

Train

word

乗車券

Meaning

Ticket

word

乗車

Meaning

Boarding

word

車庫

Meaning

Garage

word

車輪

Meaning

Wheel

word

車両

Meaning

Vehicle

word

車椅子

Meaning

Wheelchair

word

汽車

Meaning

Steam train

word

駐車

Meaning

Parking

Words Related to 車掌 Through the Kanji 掌

This Word contains the Kanji 掌 as well.

word

掌

Meaning

Palm

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'Shashou' means 'Conductor' .

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