電車

でんしゃ · densha · JLPT N5 · noun

train

電車 — train

🚃⚡ 電車 = electricity (電 den) + vehicle (車 sha)

電 is the electricity character, also in 電話 denwa (telephone) and 電気 denki (electricity). 車 means wheeled vehicle, read sha in compounds like 自転車 jitensha (bicycle). An electric vehicle on rails is a train.

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