駅
駅 — Station
station
On’yomiエキ (eki)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 駅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 駅 | えき eki | railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan) |
| 駅前 | えきまえ ekimae | in front of a station |
| 駅伝 | えきでん ekiden | long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse |
| 宿駅 | しゅくえき shukueki | relay station; post station; stage |
| 駅員 | えきいん ekiin | (train) station attendant; station employee; station staff |
| 駅長 | えきちょう ekichou | station master |
Study notes
駅 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #724 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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