← Back

駅

station
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingエキ
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

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

Synonyms

ステーション

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (えき)
液 · liquid益 · benefit

Radicals and components

Radical馬horse
Components
How it's built
駅
  • →
    • →
  • →
    • →
      • →

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

team of horses · shaku-hachi · flag (方) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2138

Compound words

駅員えきいん
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
駅前えきまえ
in front of a station
駅長えきちょう
station master
駅伝えきでん
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
駅弁えきべん
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
宿駅しゅくえき
relay station; post station; stage
終着駅しゅうちゃくえき
terminal station
駅舎えきしゃ
station building
駅逓えきてい
delivery of packages
駅頭えきとう
station area
駅夫えきふ
railway employee (porter)
駅名えきめい
station name
各駅かくえき
every station
駱駅らくえき
constant (stream of traffic)
貨物駅かもつえき
freight depot
分岐駅ぶんきえき
junction
駅前通りえきまえどおり
street in front of station
駅伝競走えきでんきょうそう
long-distance relay race
各駅停車かくえきていしゃ
train that stops at every station

On Reading Examples

彼は駅で英語の先生にばったり会った。えき
He met his English teacher at the station by accident.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼女を見送りに駅まで行って来たところです。
He has been to the station to see her off.tatoeba
彼は東京駅までタクシーで行った。
He went to the Tokyo station by taxi.tatoeba
彼は息を切らして駅に着いた。
He arrived at the station out of breath.tatoeba
彼は仙台駅で列車を乗り換えた。
He changed trains at Sendai Station.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 駅

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step