満員電車(まんいんでんしゃ)

まんいんでんしゃ
noun
packed train; crowded train
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1. packed train; crowded train; train at full capacity
a train that is extremely crowded with passengers, typically during rush hours in urban Japan
毎朝(まいあさ)満員電車(まんいんでんしゃ)で通勤(つうきん)している。
I commute on a packed train every morning.
満員電車(まんいんでんしゃ)に乗(の)るのはストレスがたまる。
Riding packed trains is stressful.
満員電車(まんいんでんしゃ)を避(さ)けるために、早(はや)めに家(いえ)を出(で)るようにしている。
I try to leave home early to avoid the packed trains.

Forms

満員(まんいん) (full capacity) + 電車(でんしゃ) (train) → full-capacity train

Usage

The everyday word for rush-hour trains in big cities, where the busiest lines run well over their rated capacity.

Related words

Related Words

Related: 通勤(つうきん) (commuting)
Related: 吊(つ)り革(かわ) (hanging strap)
Related: 通勤(つうきん)ラッシュ (commuter rush)
Related: 帰宅(きたく)ラッシュ (evening rush)
Related: 女性専用車両(じょせいせんようしゃりょう) (women-only car (train))
Related: 通勤電車(つうきんでんしゃ) (commuter train)
Related: 立(た)ち乗(の)り (standing (on a vehicle))
Related: ラッシュアワー (rush hour)
Related: 時差出勤(じさしゅっきん) (staggered commuting, a common way…)
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Added 2026.1.26 13:23 · Revised 2026.9.25 9:23
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