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汽車 (きしゃ) — train (steam) | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle

汽車

きしゃ

noun

Meanings

1train (steam)
2steam locomotive
3steam train
4(long-distance) train
5non-electric train
6diesel train

Example sentence

私は貴方が汽車で行くことを勧めます。

I recommend you to go by train.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

汽Vapor, Steam7 strokes 車Car7 strokes

More words with 汽

汽船きせん · steamshipN1 汽笛きてき · steam whistle

More words with 車

～車～しゃ · ~ carN2 車掌しゃしょう · (train) conductorN2 機関車

Full entry on Jisho

きかんしゃ · locomotive

N2

車輪しゃりん · (car) wheelN2

駐車ちゅうしゃ · parking (e.g., car)N3

発車はっしゃ · departure of a vehicleN3

駐車場ちゅうしゃじょう · parking lotN4

車庫しゃこ · garageN2

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