汽車

きしゃ

Train (originally steam train)

N4noun·kisha

How to remember it

汽 (steam/vapor) + 車 (vehicle) — a steam-powered vehicle; now loosely a train.

Example sentences

  • 汽車が駅を出発しました。

    きしゃがえきをしゅっぱつしました。

    The train departed from the station.

  • 昔、汽車の旅が人気だった。

    むかし、きしゃのたびがにんきだった。

    In the old days, train travel was popular.

Usage

Originally steam trains; modern electric trains are usually called 電車.

Related words

電車列車新幹線

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