Word Meaning 汽車

きしゃ kisha

汽車 is read as きしゃ (kisha) and means steam train.

Meaning

English

  1. steam train
  2. train (esp. long distance train)

Reading

Kana

きしゃ

Romaji

kisha

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Related Words 電車,列車,特急列車,特別急行列車,新幹線,快速列車,鉄道,JR Rank 6248 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

汽車馬陸

きしゃやすで

Parafontaria laminata (species of millipede)

汽車賃

きしゃちん

train fare

汽車ぽっぽ

きしゃぽっぽ

choo-choo train

夜汽車

よぎしゃ

night train

汽船

きせん

steamship

汽笛

きてき

steam whistle

救急車

きゅうきゅうしゃ

ambulance

街宣車

がいせんしゃ

(right-wing) propaganda truck

拍車

はくしゃ

(riding) spur

廃車

はいしゃ

deregistered vehicle

操車

そうしゃ

operation (of trains)

滑車

かっしゃ

pulley

Example Sentences

10

Here comes the train.

I got there in time for the train.

I'm going to be on that train, too.

The train traversed a tunnel.

I like trains better than buses.

Trains come more often than buses.

What time does the train for Milan leave?

I barely made the 9:20 train.

I recommend you to go by train.

You'll be in time for the train if you start at once.