駅
station
Readings
On'yomi
- エキ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
駅 centers on a station: a fixed stop along a route where transportation arrives and departs.
Most common words using 駅
20 of 85- 駅えきN5
railway station; train station
- 駅前えきまえN4
in front of a station
- 最寄り駅もよりえき
nearest station
- 駅伝えきでん
long-distance relay race
- 駅員えきいんN5
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
- 各駅かくえきN5
every station
- 駅弁えきべんN1
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty)
- 駅舎えきしゃ
station building
- 停車駅ていしゃえき
stop (on a train's route)
- 駅名えきめい
station name
- 駅長えきちょうN1
station master
- 終着駅しゅうちゃくえきN1
terminal station
- 新駅しんえき
new (train) station
- 始発駅しはつえきN3
starting station
- 駅前通りえきまえどおり
street in front of station
- 駅ナカえきなか
shopping area within a train station
- 宿駅しゅくえき
relay station; post station; stage
- 駅頭えきとう
station area; in front of a station; (at a) station
- 1駅ひとえき
one (train) station
- ターミナル駅ターミナルえき
terminal station
Study
Etymology
駅 is the modern simplified form of 驛. The older form combines 馬 (horse) with 睪, which likely contributed the sound and related to relay stations where horses were changed. The modern right side 尺 is a simplification.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is a horse 馬, and the right side 尺 looks like a measuring ruler. Picture a horse-drawn carriage stopping at a station where distances are measured.
Reading mnemonic
For エキ, imagine an energetic horse arriving at the station: energetic -> エキ, and the horse 馬 is ready to go.