Word Meaning 車掌

しゃしょう shashou

車掌 is read as しゃしょう (shashou) and means (train) conductor.

Meaning

English

(train) conductor

Reading

Kana

しゃしょう

Romaji

shashou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 6141 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

車掌区

しゃしょうく

conductors' station (office)

車掌室

しゃしょうしつ

conductor's compartment

車掌車

しゃしょうしゃ

caboose

車軸

しゃじく

axle

車検

しゃけん

vehicle inspection

車間距離

しゃかんきょり

distance between two cars

車両基地

しゃりょうきち

rail yard

車検証

しゃけんしょう

automobile inspection certificate

車井戸

くるまいど

a well equipped with a pulley for drawing water

車庫証明

しゃこしょうめい

parking space certificate (sometimes required for car ownership)

車両番号標

しゃりょうばんごうひょう

license plate for small vehicles (e.g. subcompact car, motorcycle)

車離れ

くるまばなれ

(societal) shift away from owning cars

Example Sentences

大人になったら、車掌になりたい。

When I grow up, I want to be a train conductor.

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