How to say 'Station' in Japanese | 駅

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The Japanese word for Station is 'Eki', written as 駅 in Japanese.'Station' in hiragana is えき.

word

駅

Meaning

Station

Reading

えき

eki

Kanji

駅Station

Explanation

The Japanese noun '駅 (えき)' refers to a 'station', typically a train or subway station. It is a common word used in daily life to describe places where trains or subways stop to pick up and drop off passengers. For example: The station is near my house「駅は私の家の近くです」(えきはわたしのいえのちかくです). I will meet you at the station「駅で会いましょう」(えきであいましょう). The word is often combined with other terms to specify the type of station, such as '地下鉄駅 (ちかてつえき)' (subway station) or '新幹線駅 (しんかんせんえき)' (Shinkansen station).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

751

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 駅

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

駅

Meaning

Station

Words Related to 駅 Through the Kanji 駅

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 駅 as well.

word

駅員

Meaning

Station staff

word

駅長

Meaning

Stationmaster

word

駅前

Meaning

Station front

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What does 'Eki' (駅) mean?

'Eki' means 'Station' .

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