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停留所 (ていりゅうじょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

停てい留りゅう所じょ

also: ていりゅうしょ

て

い

りゅ

う

じょ

Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

stop; station; stopping place

Refers to a designated stop for buses, trams, or similar vehicles; not used for train stations (駅).

次つぎのバス停てい留

りゅう

所じょ

で

降お

り

ます

。

I'll get off at the next bus stop.

この通とおりには路ろ面めん電でん車しゃの停てい留りゅう所じょがいくつかある。

There are several tram stops along this street.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が停てい留りゅう所じょに停とまるfor a bus/tram to stop at the stop
バスが停てい留りゅう所じょに停とまった。
The bus stopped at the bus stop.
停てい留りゅう所じょで〈物もの〉を待まつto wait for a bus/tram at the stop
停てい留りゅう所じょでバスを待まっている。
I'm waiting for the bus at the stop.
次つぎの停てい留りゅう所じょで降おりるto get off at the next stop
次つぎの停てい留りゅう所じょで降おります。
I'll get off at the next stop.

Kanji

停halt, stopping
留detain, fasten, halt
所place, extent

Related words

バス停ていN4
バス停 is the casual everyday word for a bus stop, while 停留所 is the more formal term that can also cover tram stops.
乗のり場ばN5
停留所 specifically refers to a scheduled bus or tram stop along a route, while 乗り場 is the broader term for any boarding point, including terminals and piers.
駅えきN5
駅 refers to a train station, while 停留所 is used specifically for bus or tram stops.

Don't confuse with

駅えきN5
駅 refers to a train or subway station, whereas 停留所 refers to a stop for buses or trams, not rail vehicles.

Word family

バス停てい留りゅう所じょ
bus stop

Built from

停てい留りゅう+所しょ

Written forms

停留所
- ていりゅうじょ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ていりゅうしょ is a less common variant.
- ていりゅうしょ
  Less common reading variant; ていりゅうじょ is the usual pronunciation.
ていりゅうしょ

Etymology

Compound of 停留 (stop, stay) + 所 (place). The reading ていりゅうじょ is standard; ていりゅうしょ is a less common variant.