(ていしゃ)

ていしゃ
noun
stopping (of a vehicle)
1. stopping, halting (of a train, car, or vehicle)
The act of a vehicle coming to a stop, especially at a station or designated place.
This train stops at every station.
The train made an emergency stop.
The next stop is Tokyo.
I stopped the car because the traffic light turned red.
This express train doesn't stop along the way, so it arrives at the final station quickly.

停車(ていしゃ) is used for vehicles, especially trains, stopping.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 停車(ていしゃ)する: to stop (of a vehicle)
  • 各駅(かくえき)停車(ていしゃ): local train (stopping at all stations)
  • (きゅう)停車(ていしゃ): sudden stop, emergency stop
  • 停車(ていしゃ)(えき): stop, station where the train stops

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