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特別急行列車 (とくべつきゅうこうれっしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

特とく別べつ急きゅう行こう列れっ車しゃ

also: とっきゅうれっしゃ · とっきゅう

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Meanings

1

noun

limited express train

A train service that stops only at major stations, faster than an express train. The full term 特別急行列車 is formal; in everyday speech 特急 or 特急列車 is used.

東とう京きょうから大おお阪さかまで特とく別べつ急きゅう行こう列れっ車しゃで行いきました。
I went from Tokyo to Osaka by limited express train.
この特とく別べつ急きゅう行こう列

れっ

車しゃ

は

名な

古ご

屋や

に

停てい

車しゃ

し

ます

。

This limited express train stops at Nagoya.

Written forms

特とく別べつ急きゅう行こう列れっ車しゃ
Full formal term for a limited express train.
特とっ急きゅう列れっ車しゃ
Common abbreviation; the standard everyday term.
特とっ急きゅう
Very common short form, often used alone or in compounds.

Kanji

特special
別separate, branch off, diverge
急hurry, emergency, sudden
行going, journey, carry out
列file, row, rank
車car

Similar words

急きゅう行こう列れっ車しゃ
An express train that makes more stops than a limited express.
快かい速そく列れっ車しゃ
A rapid service train, typically slower than an express and with more stops.
普ふ通つう列れっ車しゃ
A local train that stops at every station.

Etymology

Compound of 特別 (special) + 急行 (express) + 列車 (train). The abbreviation 特急 is far more common in daily use.