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N5 Kanji 33: 駅
Meaning of kanji 駅:

In Japanese, 駅 means “station”.
How to read kanji 駅:
Kunyomi | Not often used |
Onyomi | えき |
How to write kanji 駅:

Origin of kanji 駅:

駅=馬+尺.
馬 is horse, and 尺 is the man waiting for the horse.
In ancient Japanese there was no car, and people need to ride horse.
So 駅 stands for “station”.


Development of kanji 駅:


Vocabulary containing kanji 駅:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
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駅 | えき | station |
駅前 | えきまえ | in front of a station |
駅員 | えきいん | station staff |
駅弁 | えきべん | station lunch |
駅名 | えきめい | station name |
Example Sentences of kanji 駅:
彼女は先生を見送りに駅に行きました。 She went to the station to see her teacher off. 駅の前に噴水があります。 There is a fountain in front of the station. 彼女は七時に駅に着いた。 She got to the station at seven. 私は駅から二百メートル以内に住んでいます。 I live within 200 meters of the station. 列車は大阪駅に着いた。 The train arrived at Osaka station. |
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there appears to be a typo.
“馬 is horse, and 尺 is the man waiting for the house.”
shouldn’t “house” be “horse” as well?
fixed! Thank you for the information!