station

About this kanji

The kanji 「駅」 (eki) primarily means "station" and is used as a noun. You will often see it in compounds like 駅前 (ekimae), meaning "in front of the station," or 駅員 (ekiin), which refers to a train station attendant. Another common compound is 駅長 (ekichou), meaning "station master." It’s also used in the word 駅弁 (ekiben), which means a boxed lunch from the station, often featuring local specialties. This kanji shows how essential train stations are in Japan's travel culture, making it a useful term to know for navigating the country.

Example sentences

• 駅で友達と待ち合わせた。

  I arranged to meet my friend at the station.

Meanings across languages

English

station

Tiếng Việt

trạm

日本語

駅

한국어

역

中文

车站

id

stasiun

th

สถานี

es

estación

fr

gare

de

Bahnhof

pt

estação

Common compounds

• 駅前えきまえin front of a station
• 駅員えきいん(train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
• 駅長えきちょうstation master
• 駅伝えきでんlong-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
• 駅弁えきべんboxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty), sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
• 宿駅しゅくえきrelay station, post station, stage
• 終着駅しゅうちゃくえきterminal station
• 駅舎えきしゃstation building

Words using this kanji

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