駅(えき)

えき

noun

station

building transportation

1. station

A place where trains or buses stop for passengers.

駅(えき)まで歩(ある)く。

To walk to the station.

次(つぎ)の駅(えき)で降(お)りる。

I'll get off at the next station.

駅(えき)の前(まえ)に大(おお)きい店(みせ)がある。

There is a big shop in front of the station.

朝(あさ)は駅(えき)に人(ひと)が多(おお)くて、電車(でんしゃ)に乗(の)るのが大変(たいへん)だ。

In the morning there are a lot of people at the station, so it's hard to get on the train.

この駅(えき)から学校(がっこう)まで電車(でんしゃ)で三(さん)つ目(め)だから、毎朝(まいあさ)同(おな)じ時間(じかん)に家(いえ)を出(で)る。

My school is three stops from this station by train, so I leave home at the same time every morning.

駅(えき) primarily refers to a train station. While it can technically include bus stations, in everyday usage it almost always means a railway station.

Compounds

駅前(えきまえ): area in front of the station (a common meeting spot)
駅員(えきいん): station staff
駅弁(えきべん): boxed lunch sold at stations
終着駅(しゅうちゃくえき): terminal station
乗(の)り換(か)え駅(えき): transfer station

Usage

Counting stations uses the counter つ目(め): 三(みっ)つ目(め)の駅(えき) (the third station). When giving directions, Japanese speakers often measure distance in terms of how many stations away a place is.

Related words

Related Words

Related: 停留所(ていりゅうじょ) (bus/tram stop)

Related: バス停(てい) (bus stop)

Related: 空港(くうこう) (airport)

Related: 港(みなと) (port)

Related: 切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば) (ticket booth)

Compare: ステーション (station)

basic

Added 2026.1.9 21:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

02000/02180_eki