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駅

駅·station

On-yomi
エキ
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

14 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
駅えきstation
駅前えきまえin front of the station
駅員えきいんstation attendant
東京駅とうきょうえきTokyo Station

Example sentences

  1. 駅まで歩いて十分です。

    えきまであるいてじゅっぷんです。

    It is ten minutes on foot to the station.

  2. 駅前に大きい店があります。

    えきまえにおおきいみせがあります。

    There is a big shop in front of the station.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 駅 as *ば by mistaking it for 馬

Memory aid

Picture it

A horse (馬) stopping at a post: the old relay station.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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