列車(れっしゃ)

れっしゃ
noun
train
1. train
A connected series of railway cars. A more formal term for train than 電車.
列車(れっしゃ)が遅(おく)れている。
The train is delayed.
次(つぎ)の列車(れっしゃ)は何時(なんじ)ですか。
What time is the next train?
夜行(やこう)列車(れっしゃ)に乗(の)って旅行(りょこう)しました。
I traveled by night train.
雪(ゆき)の影響(えいきょう)で、列車(れっしゃ)が二時間(にじかん)も遅(おく)れて到着(とうちゃく)しました。
Due to the snow, the train arrived two hours late.
この列車(れっしゃ)は各駅(かくえき)停車(ていしゃ)なので、特急(とっきゅう)列車(れっしゃ)に乗(の)り換(か)えたほうが早(はや)く着(つ)きますよ。
This train stops at every station, so you'll arrive faster if you transfer to the express train.

列車(れっしゃ) is a formal or official term for a train, encompassing all types (electric, diesel, steam). Used in announcements, news, and written contexts.

COMPOUND: 列(れつ) (row, line) + 車(しゃ) (vehicle)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 特急(とっきゅう)列車(れっしゃ): express train
  • 夜行(やこう)列車(れっしゃ): night train
  • 貨物(かもつ)列車(れっしゃ): freight train
  • 回送(かいそう)列車(れっしゃ): out-of-service train

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 電車(でんしゃ): electric train (everyday term, most common in conversation)
  • 列車(れっしゃ): train (formal, covers all types including non-electric)
  • 汽車(きしゃ): steam train (older term; in some rural areas, used casually for any train)

COUNTER: 本(ほん) (一本(いっぽん)、二本(にほん)…)

Related Words

Synonym: 電車(でんしゃ) (train (common))
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Added 2026.1.9 20:57 · Revised 2026.4.7 12:52
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