準急
Meanings
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semi-express train; local express train
abbreviation
Abbreviation of 準急行列車 (jun-kyūkō ressha). A train service category between express and local, common in Japanese railway terminology.
Semi-express trains stop at this station.
Semi-express trains have more stops than express trains.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉行きの準急a semi-express bound for 〈place〉
I got on the semi-express bound for Shinjuku.
- 準急に乗るto ride/take a semi-express train
I was in a hurry, so I took the semi-express train.
- 準急が〈場所〉に停まるthe semi-express stops at 〈place〉
This semi-express doesn't stop at the next station.