プラットホーム

ぷらっとほーむ
noun
platform (train station)
colloquialbuildingtransportation
See also: ホーム (abbreviated form)
1. platform (train station)
The raised area at a train station where passengers board and alight from trains.
プラットホームで電車(でんしゃ)を待(ま)つ。
Wait for the train on the platform.
特急(とっきゅう)は3番(ばん)プラットホームから発車(はっしゃ)します。
The express train departs from platform 3.
プラットホームの端(はし)は危(あぶ)ないので、白線(はくせん)の内側(うちがわ)でお待(ま)ちください。
The edge of the platform is dangerous, so please wait inside the white line.

Forms

Often abbreviated to ホーム in everyday speech. Both forms are common.

  • プラットホーム - full form (more formal)
  • ホーム - shortened form (casual, common in announcements)

Usage

Platforms are numbered in Japanese stations:

The loanword comes from English "platform." In computing and business, プラットフォーム (with different vowel length) refers to software/business platforms.

Common expressions

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