グリーン車(しゃ)

ぐりーんしゃ
noun
first-class car (train)
1. first-class car; green car
a premium railway car on Japanese trains offering more comfortable seating and less crowding for an additional fare
グリーン車(しゃ)に乗(の)った。
I rode in the first-class car.
グリーン車(しゃ)は空(す)いていて快適(かいてき)だ。
The first-class car is empty and comfortable.
新幹線(しんかんせん)のグリーン車(しゃ)は座席(ざせき)が広(ひろ)い。
The seats in the Shinkansen first-class car are spacious.

ETYMOLOGY:
From 「グリーン」 (green) + 車(しゃ) (car)
The name comes from the green clover symbol used to mark these cars.

FEATURES:

  • Larger, more comfortable seats
  • More legroom
  • Less crowding
  • Additional fare required (グリーン料金(りょうきん))

VARIATIONS:

  • 新幹線(しんかんせん)のグリーン車(しゃ) - Shinkansen first class
  • 普通(ふつう)グリーン車(しゃ) - First class on local trains
  • グランクラス - super first class (even higher tier)

CONTRAST:

  • グリーン車(しゃ) ↔ 普通車(ふつうしゃ) (regular car)
  • グリーン車(しゃ) ↔ 自由席(じゆうせき) (unreserved seating)
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