Word Meaning

えき eki

駅 is read as えき (eki) and means counter for railway stations and bus stations.

Meaning

English

  1. counter for railway stations and bus stations
  2. staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
  3. railway station
  4. train station

Reading

Kana

えき

Romaji

eki

Writing Variants

  • えき eki

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

駅前

えきまえ

in front of a station

駅員

えきいん

(train) station attendant

駅長

えきちょう

station master

終着駅

しゅうちゃくえき

terminal station

駅弁

えきべん

boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty)

駅伝

えきでん

long-distance relay race

駅舎

えきしゃ

station building

駅頭

えきとう

station area

駅弁大学

えきべんだいがく

minor local college

宿駅

しゅくえき

relay station

民衆駅

みんしゅうえき

railway station built with government and popular support

Example Sentences

10

えきはどこですか。

Where is the station?

わたしはえきでともだちをまっています。

I am waiting for a friend at the station.

このえきはあさからこんでいます。

This station has been crowded since morning.

えきのまえにちいさなみせがあります。

There is a small shop in front of the station.

つぎのえきででんしゃをおります。

I get off the train at the next station.

えきまであるいてじゅっぷんです。

It takes ten minutes to walk to the station.

えきできっぷをかいました。

I bought a ticket at the station.

えきについたらでんわしてください。

Please call me when you arrive at the station.

えきからがっこうまでばすにのります。

I take a bus from the station to the school.

Is that the station?