Translation guide
How to express the concept of 'transit' in Japanese, covering public transportation connections, passing through places, and related travel terms.
Referring to transit systems, transfers, or using public transport to get around.
Describing the act of traveling through a location without staying, or being in transit.
Means 'passing through' without stopping. Used for trains, vehicles, or people moving through a place.
When a celestial body passes across another, like a planet transiting the sun.
Same word as 'passing through', but used in astronomy. Context makes it clear.
乗り換え (transfer) is for changing vehicles, while 通過 (passing through) is for moving through a place without stopping. Don't confuse them when talking about train travel.
The English word 'transit' is broad. In Japanese, you usually need to specify the context: 交通機関 for systems, 乗り換え for transfers, 通過 for passing through. Using トランジット is limited to specific technical or international contexts.
General term for 'transportation' or 'transit system'. Often used in formal contexts like announcements or signs.
この街は交通機関が発達している。
This city has a well-developed transit system.
Specifically means 'transfer' between lines or modes of transit. Very common in daily conversation.
次の駅で乗り換えが必要です。
You need to transfer at the next station.
Means 'public transit' or 'public transportation'. Used in discussions about urban planning or travel options.
公共交通を利用しましょう。
Let's use public transit.
Loanword from English, used in specific contexts like airport transit areas or international shipping. Not commonly used in everyday speech.
トランジットエリアで待つ。
Wait in the transit area.
この電車は渋谷を通過します。
This train passes through Shibuya without stopping.
Verb meaning 'to pass by' or 'go past'. More casual than 通過.
バスが家の前を通り過ぎた。
The bus passed by in front of the house.
Means 'via' or 'by way of'. Used in travel itineraries or routing.
大阪経由で東京に行く。
Go to Tokyo via Osaka.
金星の太陽面通過を観測した。
We observed the transit of Venus across the sun.
Also used in astronomy, but 通過 is more common.
系外惑星のトランジットを検出する。
Detect the transit of an exoplanet.