プラットホーム

プラットホーム · purattohoomu · JLPT N2 · noun

platform

プラットホーム — platform

🚉 プラット = flat, ホーム = home: a flat spot where trains come home

Japanese borrowed this from English platform, which comes from plat (flat, from French) plus form. A train platform is a flat raised surface, so the flat sound fits the meaning.

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