急行

きゅうこう

Express train or bus

N4noun·kyuukou

How to remember it

急 (urgent) + 行 (go) = going urgently is the express service.

Example sentences

  • 急行で東京に行きます。

    きゅうこうでとうきょうにいきます。

    I'll go to Tokyo on the express train.

  • この電車は急行ですか。

    このでんしゃはきゅうこうですか。

    Is this train an express?

Usage

Slower than 特急 (limited express) but faster than 普通 (local); a train type noun.

Related words

急ぐ特急各駅停車普通

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