駅(えき)

えき
noun
station
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.

COMMON 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:

  • バス停(てい) / バス停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus stop
  • 空港(くうこう): airport
  • 港(みなと): port
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