電 車(でんしゃ)

でんしゃ

noun

train, electric train

1. train, electric train

A railway vehicle powered by electricity, used for public transportation. The most common word for train in everyday Japanese.

電車(でんしゃ)で会社(かいしゃ)に行(い)きます。

I go to work by train.

電車で = by train

電車(でんしゃ)が遅(おく)れています。

The train is delayed.

次(つぎ)の電車(でんしゃ)は何時(なんじ)ですか？

What time is the next train?

朝(あさ)の電車(でんしゃ)は人(ひと)が多(おお)いです。

Morning trains are crowded.

電車(でんしゃ)を降(お)りてから、歩(ある)いて十分(じっぷん)ぐらいです。

After getting off the train, it's about a 10-minute walk.

電車(でんしゃ) specifically means electric train, the most common type of train in urban Japan.

Common expressions

電車(でんしゃ)に乗(の)る: to get on/ride a train
電車(でんしゃ)を降(お)りる: to get off a train
電車(でんしゃ)で行(い)く: to go by train
終電(しゅうでん): last train
始発(しはつ)電車(でんしゃ): first train

Related words

列車(れっしゃ): train (generic/formal term)
新幹線(しんかんせん): bullet train (shinkansen)
地下鉄(ちかてつ): subway
汽車(きしゃ): steam train (old/rural)

Cultural note

満員(まんいん)電車(でんしゃ) (packed train) is common during rush hour. Train punctuality in Japan is famous worldwide.

Related Words

See also: 駅(えき)

See also: 車(くるま)

Related: 列車(れっしゃ) (train)

Related: 新幹線(しんかんせん) (bullet train)

Related: 地下鉄(ちかてつ) (subway)

Related: 汽車(きしゃ) (steam train)

Compare: 旅客列車(りょかくれっしゃ) (passenger train)

Compare: 機関車(きかんしゃ) (locomotive)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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