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escalator
A moving staircase for transporting people between floors.
エスカレーター is a loanword from English 'escalator' referring to a moving staircase.
Common expressions
- エスカレーターに乗る: to get on the escalator
- エスカレーターで上がる: to go up by escalator
- エスカレーターで下りる: to go down by escalator
- エスカレーターを使う: to use the escalator
Cultural note
- 東京: stand on the left, walk on the right
- 大阪: stand on the right, walk on the left
- Recently, safety campaigns encourage standing on both sides without walking
Related words
- エレベーター: elevator
- 階段: stairs
- 動く歩道: moving walkway
- 上りエスカレーター: up escalator
- 下りエスカレーター: down escalator
- エスカレーターの手すり: escalator handrail
Usage
Technical writing and some signs drop the final ー (エスカレータ); both spellings are correct.