Meaning of 電車 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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電車JLPT 5
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Kana Readingでんしゃ
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Romajidensha
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- (electric) train
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Example Sentences
電車, でんしゃ used in context
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そういえば、電車の中で隣に座ったほろ酔いのおっさんに、自分の俳句を見て欲しいと言われたことがある。
Now that I think of it, I've been asked to look at a haiku he'd written by the tipsy bloke sitting next to me on the train.
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動き出すとき、ベルが「ちんちん」と鳴る。だから、ちんちん電車。
When it sets off the bell rings, "ding-ding". Thus 'ding-ding-train'.
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Oh no! I left my umbrella on the train. "You are a scatterbrain!"
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I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.
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Really? It took me an hour by train.
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I was late as a result of the train delay.
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