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Translingual
Han character
駅 (Kangxi radical 187, 馬 +4, 14 strokes, cangjie input 尸火尸人 (SFSO ), four-corner 77387 , composition ⿰馬 尺 )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: not present , would follow page 1435 , character 21
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 44633
Dae Jaweon: page 1960, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present , would follow volume 7, page 4545, character 9
Unihan data for U+99C5
Chinese
Usage of 駅 in Hong Kong along with a superscript gloss of 站 ( zhàn ) .
Glyph origin
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 駅( えき ) ( eki ) .
Etymology
Read as 驛 / 驿 (jik6 ) based on the etymology, as 站 (zaam6 ) using a semantic reading (訓讀 / 训读 ( xùndú ) ), or as 尺 (cek3 ) based on the apparent phonetic component (有邊讀邊 / 有边读边 ( yǒu biān dú biān ) ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
駅
( only used in place names ) station
和 你 相約 於 東 角 駅 見 [Cantonese , trad. ] 和 你 相约 于 东 角 駅 见 [Cantonese , simp. ] From: 2014 , 陳詩慧 , 東角駅 wo4 nei5 soeng1 joek3 jyu1 dung1 gok3 jik6 gin3 (please add an English translation of this usage example)
就 好似 我哋 今日 去 嘅 道 之 駅 農產品 市場 [Cantonese , trad. ] 就 好似 我哋 今日 去 嘅 道 之 駅 农产品 市场 [Cantonese , simp. ] From: 2016 , 探索大世界3:國際村的農夫們 zau6 hou2 ci5 ngo5 dei6 gam1 jat6 heoi3 ge3 dou6 zi1 jik6 nung4 caan2 ban2 si5 coeng4 (please add an English translation of this usage example)
一定 會 順手 去 原宿 駅 朝聖 啦 [Cantonese , trad. ] 一定 会 顺手 去 原宿 駅 朝圣 啦 [Cantonese , simp. ] From: 2016 , 【飲食男女】再見了!東京原宿駅 jat1 ding6 wui5 seon6 sau2 heoi3 jyun4 sau3 zaam6 ciu4 sing3 laa1 (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Usage notes
This character is used in place names in Hong Kong for stylistic effect; it is also used for faithful rendition of Japanese place names.
Japanese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 驛 (睪 → 尺 ).
Kanji
駅
(Third grade kyōiku kanji , shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 驛 )
Readings
Etymology 1
From Chinese 驛 / 驿 ( yì , “ relay station (a place for changing horses in pre-modern times) ” ) .
Alternative spelling
驛 ( kyūjitai )
Pronunciation
Note: When used as a suffix, the accent falls on the last syllable of the place name.[ 2]
Noun
駅( えき ) • (eki )
station ( train, underground/subway )
Derived terms
Compounds
Descendants
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
驛 ( kyūjitai )
Pronunciation
Noun
駅( いき ) • (iki )
( dialect , Ibaraki ) station ( train, underground/subway )
References
^ 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), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN