Word Meaning 始発電車

しはつでんしゃ shihatsudensha

始発電車 is read as しはつでんしゃ (shihatsudensha) and means first train (of the day).

Meaning

English

  1. first train (of the day)

Reading

Kana

しはつでんしゃ

Romaji

shihatsudensha

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 99757 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

始発

しはつ

departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

始電

しでん

first train

始発駅

しはつえき

starting station

発車

はっしゃ

departure (of a train, car, etc.)

見切り発車

みきりはっしゃ

starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board

終電車

しゅうでんしゃ

last train (of the day)

電車

でんしゃ

train

満員電車

まんいんでんしゃ

crowded train

電源車

でんげんしゃ

power-generating railway car (e.g. for air-conditioning on a non-electric train)

近鉄電車

きんてつでんしゃ

Kintetsu Railways

長距離電車

ちょうきょりでんしゃ

long-distance train

発電

はつでん

generation (e.g. power)

Example Sentences

5

I got up early in order to catch the first train.

I got up early enough to catch the first train.

Bill got up early in order to catch the first train.

He caught the first train and got there just in time.

Were you able to make it to the station on time to catch the first train this morning?