Onyomi: エキ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: station
Kanji for station
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The kanji 駅 combines the horse radical 馬 with 尺 (measure or distance). In ancient times, horses were used at post stations along travel routes to measure and cover distances between towns. Thus, 駅 came to mean “station,” “stop,” or “post,” symbolizing a place where people and goods pause or change transport on a journey.
A horse used to measure distance — 駅 means station, stop, or post.
Imagine riding a horse from one post to another along the road — that’s 駅, the kanji for station or stop.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 駅 | えき | railway station, train station | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 駅弁 | えきべん | boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty) | common Noun |
| 駅前 | えきまえ | in front of a station | common Noun |
| 駅員 | えきいん | (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff | common Noun |
| 駅長 | えきちょう | station master | common Noun |
| 駅伝 | えきでん | long-distance relay race | common Noun |
| 駅頭 | えきとう | station area, in front of a station, (at a) station | Noun |
| 駅舎 | えきしゃ | station building | Noun |
| 駅馬車 | えきばしゃ | stagecoach | Noun |
| 駅伝競走 | えきでんきょうそう | long-distance relay race | Noun |