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How to say 'Stationmaster' in Japanese | 駅長

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The Japanese word for Stationmaster is 'Ekichou', written as 駅長 in Japanese.'Stationmaster' in hiragana is えきちょう.

    word

    駅長

    Meaning

    Stationmaster

    Reading

    えきちょう

    ekichou

    Kanji

    駅Station 長Long, Leader

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '駅長 (えきちょう)' refers to the 'stationmaster', the person in charge of managing a train station. This role involves overseeing the station's operations, ensuring the safety and efficiency of train services, and managing staff. For example: The stationmaster is very kind「駅長はとても親切です」(えきちょうはとてもしんせつです). I spoke with the stationmaster about the train schedule「駅長と列車のスケジュールについて話しました」(えきちょうとれっしゃのすけじゅーるについてはなしました). This term is specific to the railway context and is commonly used in Japan.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2527

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 駅長

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    駅

    Meaning

    Station

  • kanji

    長

    Meaning

    Long, Leader

Words Related to 駅長 Through the Kanji 駅

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 駅 as well.

  • word

    駅員

    Meaning

    Station staff

  • word

    駅

    Meaning

    Station

  • word

    駅前

    Meaning

    Station front

Words Related to 駅長 Through the Kanji 長

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 長 as well.

  • word

    長い

    Meaning

    Long

  • word

    長

    Meaning

    Head, Chief

  • word

    長さ

    Meaning

    Length

  • word

    長女

    Meaning

    Eldest daughter

  • word

    社長

    Meaning

    President, CEO

  • word

    長期

    Meaning

    Long term

  • word

    長袖

    Meaning

    Long sleeve

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    学長

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    議長

    Meaning

    Chairperson

  • word

    長官

    Meaning

    Chief

  • word

    成長

    Meaning

    Growth

  • word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    延長

    Meaning

    Extension, Prolongation

  • word

    長男

    Meaning

    Eldest son

  • word

    校長

    Meaning

    Principal

  • word

    課長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    長らく

    Meaning

    Long

  • word

    長話

    Meaning

    Long talk

  • word

    長所

    Meaning

    Strength

  • word

    長持ち

    Meaning

    Durability

  • word

    長生き

    Meaning

    Long life

  • word

    長引く

    Meaning

    Prolong

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    身長

    Meaning

    Height

  • word

    船長

    Meaning

    Captain

  • word

    長続き

    Meaning

    Lasting

  • word

    細長い

    Meaning

    Slender

  • word

    院長

    Meaning

    Director

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'Ekichou' means 'Stationmaster' .

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