| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 電車 | でんしゃ | デンシャ |
Pronunciation: densha
How to Say It Outloud: den-sha
Usage: Common noun referring to trains, especially electric trains in Japan.
Example Sentence Japanese:
毎朝、私は電車で通勤します。
毎朝、私は電車で通勤します。Example Sentence English:Every morning, I commute by train.
Every morning, I commute by train.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 列車 | れっしゃ | レッシャ |
Pronunciation: ressha
How to Say It Outloud: re-sha
Usage: General term for train, not necessarily electric.
Example Sentence Japanese:列車は10分遅れています。
列車は10分遅れています。Example Sentence English:The train is 10 minutes late.
The train is 10 minutes late.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 汽車 | きしゃ | キシャ |
Pronunciation: kisha
How to Say It Outloud: ki-sha
Usage: Refers to steam trains.
Example Sentence Japanese:昔は汽車で旅行するのが一般的でした。
昔は汽車で旅行するのが一般的でした。Example Sentence English:In the past, traveling by steam train was common.
In the past, traveling by steam train was common.Dictionary
電車でんしゃCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- train; electric train
- Electric multiple unit
列車れっしゃCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- train; railway train
- Train
汽車きしゃCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- train (esp. long distance train)
- steam train
慣らすならすCommon wordjlpt-n1
Godan verb with 'su' endingTransitive verb
- to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear)
Transitive verb
- to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
下りくだりCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- down-slope; downward going
Noun
- downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)
Noun, used as a prefix
- downstream; downhill
裾すそCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- hem; (trouser) cuff; shirttail; bottom (of a kimono); train (of a dress)
- bottom part; bottom edge
- foot (of a mountain)
- tips (of hair)
- downstream
地下鉄ちかてつCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- subway; metro; underground (railway)
- Rapid transit
育てるそだてるCommon wordjlpt-n4
Ichidan verbTransitive verb
- to raise; to rear; to bring up
Transitive verb
- to train; to teach; to educate
Transitive verb
- to promote the growth of; to nurture; to foster; to develop
列れつCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession
- company (of someone); group; ranks
- sequence
- counter for rows
仕立てるしたてるCommon wordjlpt-n1
Ichidan verbTransitive verb
- to tailor; to make (clothing)
Transitive verb
- to train; to bring up
Transitive verb
- to make it seem like; to pass off
Transitive verb
- to turn into a play or movie
Transitive verb
- to prepare; to send; to despatch
新幹線しんかんせんCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- Shinkansen; bullet train
- Shinkansen
- Shinkansen
駅えきCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- railway station; train station
- staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
- counter for railway stations and bus stations
鍛えるきたえるCommon wordjlpt-n1
Ichidan verbTransitive verb
- to forge; to temper
Transitive verb
- to drill; to train; to discipline
踏切ふみきりCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing
- starting line; scratch
- determination
- stepping over the edge of the ring
- Level crossing
作るつくるCommon wordjlpt-n2jlpt-n1jlpt-n5
Godan verb with 'ru' endingTransitive verb
- to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
Transitive verb
- to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
Transitive verb
- to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
Transitive verb
- to till
Transitive verb
- to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
Transitive verb
- to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
Transitive verb
- to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
Transitive verb
- to have (a child)
Transitive verb
- to make up (one's face, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
Transitive verb
- to form (a line, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to set (a record)
Transitive verb
- to commit (a sin, etc.)
仕込むしこむ
Godan verb with 'mu' endingTransitive verb
- to train; to teach; to educate
Transitive verb
- to acquire (information); to learn; to cram
Transitive verb
- to stock; to stock up on
Transitive verb
- to prepare (esp. ingredients for brewing)
Transitive verb
- to insert; to build into; to fit
準急じゅんきゅうCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- semi-express train; local express train; sub-express train
車中しゃちゅうCommon word
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
練るねるCommon wordjlpt-n1
Godan verb with 'ru' endingTransitive verb
- to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
Transitive verb
- to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out
Transitive verb
- to train; to drill; to exercise
Transitive verb
- to gloss (silk); to soften; to degum
Transitive verb
- to tan (leather)
Transitive verb
- to temper (steel)
Intransitive verb
- to walk in procession; to parade; to march
始発しはつCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- first departure (of the day); first train; first bus
- departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
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