女性専用車両(じょせいせんようしゃりょう)

じょせいせんようしゃりょう
noun
women-only car (train)
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1. women-only car
a designated train car reserved for female passengers, typically during rush hours to prevent groping and harassment
女性専用車両(じょせいせんようしゃりょう)に乗(の)った。
I rode in the women-only car.
朝(あさ)のラッシュ時(じ)は女性専用車両(じょせいせんようしゃりょう)が混(こ)む。
The women-only car gets crowded during the morning rush.
この路線(ろせん)では、女性専用車両(じょせいせんようしゃりょう)は平日(へいじつ)の朝(あさ)だけ運用(うんよう)される。
On this line, the women-only car runs only on weekday mornings.

Etymology

女性(じょせい) (women) + 専用(せんよう) (exclusive use) + 車両(しゃりょう) (train car)

Cultural note

Introduced to prevent 痴漢(ちかん) (groping) on crowded trains:

  • The current form spread on urban lines in the early 2000s
  • Hours vary by line; many run only during the weekday morning rush
  • Elementary-school children and passengers with disabilities (and their carers) may also ride
  • Usually the first or last car, marked with pink signs and floor markings
  • Not legally enforced, but generally respected

Related words

Related Words

Related: 痴漢(ちかん) (groping, molester)
Related: 満員電車(まんいんでんしゃ) (packed train)
Related: 通勤(つうきん)ラッシュ (commuter rush)
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Added 2026.1.27 17:12 · Revised 2026.10.13 4:13
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