(えき)

えき
noun
station
1. station
A place where trains or buses stop for passengers.
(えき)まで(ある)く。
To walk to the station.
(つぎ)(えき)()りる。
I'll get off at the next station.
(えき)(まえ)(おお)きい(みせ)がある。
There is a big shop in front of the station.
(あさ)(えき)(ひと)(おお)くて、電車(でんしゃ)()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(えき)から学校(がっこう)まで電車(でんしゃ)(さん)()だから、毎朝(まいあさ)(おな)時間(じかん)(いえ)()る。
My school is three stops from this station by train, so I leave home at the same time every morning.

(えき) refers to train and bus stations.

COMPOUNDS:

  • 駅前(えきまえ): area in front of the station
  • 駅員(えきいん): station staff
  • 終着駅(しゅうちゃくえき): terminal station
  • 乗り換え駅(のりかええき): transfer station

COMMON STATIONS:

  • 東京駅(とうきょうえき): Tokyo Station
  • 新宿駅(しんじゅくえき): Shinjuku Station