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駅

station

JLPTN5StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes14

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

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  • 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

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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.