市内電車

Japanese
Kanji in this term
市 内 電 車
し
Grade: 2		 ない
Grade: 2		 でん
Grade: 2		 しゃ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 市内 (shinai, “within a city, intracity”) +‎ 電車 (densha, “electric train”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

市内電車 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 市內電車, hiragana しないでんしゃ, rōmaji shinai densha)

  1. a tram, a streetcar (passenger vehicle)

Usage notes

Although the kanji literally just mean intracity (electric) train, in common usage, this term indicates an electric train running on city streets, i.e. a tram or streetcar.[1]

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References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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