路面電車(ろめんでんしゃ)

ろめんでんしゃ
noun
streetcar; tram
transportation
1. streetcar; tram; trolley
An electric railway vehicle that runs on tracks embedded in city streets, sharing the road with other traffic. Several Japanese cities still operate streetcar systems.
広島(ひろしま)は路面電車(ろめんでんしゃ)で有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Hiroshima is famous for its streetcars.
路面電車(ろめんでんしゃ)に乗(の)って市内(しない)を観光(かんこう)した。
I toured the city by streetcar.
環境(かんきょう)にやさしい交通(こうつう)手段(しゅだん)として、路面電車(ろめんでんしゃ)を復活(ふっかつ)させる都市(とし)が増(ふ)えている。
More cities are reviving streetcars as an environmentally friendly means of transportation.

Compound of 路面(ろめん) (road surface) + 電車(でんしゃ) (electric train). Often shortened to 路電(ろでん) in casual speech. In some regions, locals simply call it 電車(でんしゃ).

Japanese cities with active streetcar systems include 広島(ひろしま), 長崎(ながさき), 鹿児島(かごしま), 松山(まつやま), 函館(はこだて), 高知(こうち), and 富山(とやま). 広島(ひろしま) has the largest network.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 市電(しでん): municipal streetcar (abbreviated form)
  • 電車(でんしゃ): electric train (general term)
  • バス: bus (another common urban transit option)

Related Words

Related: 電車(でんしゃ) (train, electric railway)
Related: バス (bus)
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Added 2026.2.28 18:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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