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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

first departure of the day; first train/bus

Refers to the earliest scheduled departure of a train, bus, or similar service on a given day. Often used in timetables and travel contexts.

始し発はつに乗のるto catch/board the first train (or bus) of the day
始し発はつに乗のるために早はや起おきした。
I woke up early to catch the first train.
〈場ば所しょ〉始し発はつの〈物もの〉a train/bus that starts its route at 〈場所〉
これは新しん宿じゅく始し発はつの電でん車しゃです。
This is a train that starts from Shinjuku.
始し発はつを待まつto wait for the first train (or bus) of the day
駅えきで始し発はつを待まった。
I waited at the station for the first train.
始し発はつが出でるthe first train (or bus) departs
この駅えきでは始し発はつが五ご時じに出でる。
The first train from this station departs at five.

始し発はつ電でん車しゃN3
始発 is the short, everyday way to say 'first train,' while 始発電車 spells out '電車' explicitly and sounds slightly more formal or precise.

終しゅう発はつ sense 1
始発 is the first departure of the day, while 終発 is the last departure of the day.
終しゅう着ちゃく sense 2
始発 describes a train or bus that starts its route at the current station, whereas 終着 describes one that ends its route there.
終しゅう電でんN3
終電 is the last train of the day, while 始発 is the first train of the day on the same line.

始し発はつ駅えきN3
始発駅 names the specific station where a train starts, whereas 始発 usually refers to the first train of the day or the concept of a starting point.

Compound of 始 (beginning) and 発 (departure). The meaning follows directly from the kanji.