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寝台車 (しんだいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

寝しん台だい車しゃ

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Meanings

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noun

sleeping car; sleeper

Refers to a railway carriage with beds or berths for overnight travel.

寝しん台だい車しゃで東とう京きょうから大おお阪さかまで移い動どうした。
I traveled from Tokyo to Osaka in a sleeping car.

Kanji

寝lie down, sleep, rest
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
車car

Similar words

寝しん台だい列れっ車しゃ
寝台列車 refers to the entire sleeper train, while 寝台車 specifically means a sleeping car (one carriage).

Etymology

Compound of 寝台 (bed, berth) and 車 (car, vehicle).