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列車
ressha
Description
「列車」は、たくさんの車両がつながって走る電車や汽車のことです。
"列車" refers to trains or locomotives made up of many connected cars running together.
駅で見る乗り物で、「電車」より少しかたい言い方です。
A vehicle seen at stations, "列車" is a slightly more formal term than "電車".
Meanings
列車ressha
a train (of connected railway cars)
次の列車は三時に来ます。
The next train comes at three o'clock.
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Notes
- Etymology
列 (row, line) + 車 (vehicle) = cars lined up in a row.
- Nuance
more formal than 電車; common in announcements and written schedules.
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