second-class carriage; second-class car
Refers to a second-class passenger car on a train, especially in older or historical railway contexts. In modern Japan, this class designation is largely obsolete, replaced by terms like 普通車 (ordinary car) or グリーン車 (Green Car).
昔の列車には一等車、二等車、三等車があった。
Old trains had first-class, second-class, and third-class carriages.
Third-class carriage, one rank below 二等車.
Modern term for standard-class car, roughly equivalent to former second class.
Modern first-class car on JR trains, above 普通車.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant using numeral ２.
Compound of 二等 (second class) + 車 (car, carriage).