Word Meaning 市電

しでん shiden

市電 is read as しでん (shiden) and means municipal railway.

Meaning

English

  1. municipal railway
  2. city streetcar
  3. tram

Reading

Kana

しでん

Romaji

shiden

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 21131 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

市内電話

しないでんわ

local call (telephone)

市立

しりつ

municipal

市中

いちなか

in the city

市内

しない

in the city

市場

いちば

(town) market

市場

しじょう

(street) market

市長

しちょう

mayor

市民

しみん

bourgeoisie

市役所

しやくしょ

municipal office

市外

しがい

outside the city

市会

しかい

city council

市議

しぎ

city councillor

Example Sentences

2

The streetcar was packed.

There are trams, popularly known as "ding ding trains", that run in the town where I live. We refer to them as "city trams" or "trains".