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A Japanese Course - Beginner Nouns > public transportation > Flashcards

public transportation Flashcards

1
Q

駅

えき

A

train station

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2
Q

切符

きっぷ

A

ticket

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3
Q

切符売り場

きっぷうりば

A

ticket window/ticket office

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4
Q

-番線

-ばんせん

A

-platform/-track number

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5
Q

普通

ふつう

A

local train; train that stops at every station

[note: also Na-Adj meaning “normal/ordinary/regular” + adverb meaning “normally/ordinarily/generally”]

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6
Q

快速

かいそく

A

rapid train (not as fast as express train, stops at less stations that local but more than express)

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7
Q

急行

きゅうこう

A

express train (stops at the least amount of stations)

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8
Q

特急

とっきゅう

A

Limited Express Train

generally only stops at large stations

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9
Q

新幹線

しんかんせん

A

BULLET TRAIN!

[author’s note: sry, this always makes me think og “Bullet Train” by Stephen Swartz feat. Joni Fatora]

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10
Q

地下鉄

ちかてつ

A

subway

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11
Q

降りる

おりる

A

(ru-verb/ichidan verb)

to descend/to get off/to step down

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12
Q

乗り換える

のりかえる

A 
(ru-verb/ichidan verb)
to transfer (train/subway)/to change (bus/train)
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13
Q

Escalator Etiquette

A

In Japan, most people riding an escalator stand to the left to left people who want to walk on the escalator pass to the right

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14
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Subway/Train Etiquette

A

Subways and Trains are -quiet-. Keep you talking voice low. Also, I’ve heard it’s not uncommon for someone to use your shoulder as a pillow. Pls remember the overwork culture and crowded nature of Japan trains/subways - they just tired and there’s no room.

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15
Q

女性専用車

じょせいせんようしゃ

A

WOMEN ONLY carriage on a train

[author’s note: Thank God - ok these are literally women only train cars to protect women from being molested on trains - which happens way too frequently in Japan]

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16
Q

Bus Payments in Japan

A

you pay with a pass OR you pay when you get off the bus

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17
Q

-線

せん

A

-railway line

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18
Q

JR

A

Japan Railway Service

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19
Q

ホーム///

プラットホーム

A

platform

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20
Q

改札口

かいさつぐち

A

ticket gate/ticket barrier

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21
Q

乗り場

のりば

A

place for boarding vehicles/bus stop/taxi stand/jetty/railway platform…

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22
Q

乗車券

じょうしゃけん

A

basic fare ticket

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23
Q

普通乗車券

ふつうじょうしゃけん

A

local train ticket

24
Q

特急券

とっきゅうけん

A

limited express ticket

25
Q

片道

かたみち

A

one way trip

26
Q

往復

おうふく

A

round trip

27
Q

回数券

かいすうけん

A

coupon ticket/discount ticket

28
Q

料金

りょうきん

A

fee/charge

29
Q

運賃

うんちん

A

passenger fare

30
Q

子供運賃

こどもうんちん

A

child’s fare

31
Q

割引料金

わりびきりょうきん

A

discount/reduced rate

32
Q

切符販売機

きっぷはんばいき

A

ticket machine

33
Q

自動券売機

じどうけんばいき

A

automatic ticket machine

34
Q

路線図

ろせんず

A

route map

35
Q

時刻表

じこくひょう

A

timetable/schedule

36
Q

一日乗車券

いちにちじょうしゃけん

A

one day ticket/one day travel pass

37
Q

途中下車

とちゅうげしゃ

A

stopover (during a train or bus journey)

38
Q

定期券

ていきけん

A

commuter pass/season ticket

39
Q

Number + 号車

ごうしゃ

A

number + train car

40
Q

指定席

していせき

A

reserved seat

41
Q

自由席

じゆうせき

A

unreserved seat

42
Q

座席

ざせき

A

seat/seats

43
Q

普通座席

ふつうざせき

A

regular seats

44
Q

グリーン車

A

green car (Japan Railway’s 1st class car)

45
Q

優先座席

ゆうせんざせき

A

priority seating

like handicap seating

46
Q

喫煙

きつえん

A

smoking/smoking section

47
Q

禁煙

きんえん

A

quitting smoking/No Smoking area

48
Q

入口

いりぐち

A

entrance/entry

49
Q

出口

でぐち

A

exit/way out

50
Q

出発

しゅっぱつ

A

departure

51
Q

到着

とうちゃく

A

arrival

52
Q

出発時間

しゅっぱつじかん

A

departure time

53
Q

到着時刻

とうちゃくじこく

A

arrival time

54
Q

所要時間

しょようじかん

A

time required

55
Q

ラッシュアワー

A

rush hour

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