電車
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電車 (1) 
電車 (2) 
電車 (3) 
電車 (densha): an electric multiple unit train.
See also: 电车
Chinese
| electric; electricity; electrical | vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (電車) | 電 | 車 | |
| simp. (电车) | 电 | 车 | |
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Etymology
The modern definitions are wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 電車 (densha), first attested in 《出使英法義比四國日記》 by Xue Fucheng in 1890.
Pronunciation
Noun
電車
- tram; streetcar
- (Taiwan or in reference to Japan) electric multiple unit train
- (Mainland China, Hong Kong) electric vehicle
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) automobile; motor car; sedan
- (historical, obsolete) an ancient covered chariot specialized in raiding enemy camps
Usage notes
In Mainland China, in the context of trains, 電車／电车 only refers to trains in Japan.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 汽車 (“car, motor vehicle”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 270
Japanese
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 電 | 車 |
| でん Grade: 2 |
しゃ Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
電 (den, “electric”) + 車 (sha, “vehicle”)
Pronunciation
Audio 2 (file)
Noun
Derived terms
- 電車賃 (denshachin): train fare, railroad fare
- 電車代 (denshadai): train fare, railroad fare
- 電車運転士 (densha untenshi): train driver
- 満員電車 (man'in densha): full-crowded train
See also
References
- 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 電 | 車 |