電車
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See also: 电车
Chinese[edit]
electric; electricity; electrical | vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe | ||
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trad. (電車) | 電 | 車 | |
simp. (电车) | 电 | 车 |
Etymology[edit]
The modern definitions are wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 電車 (densha),[1] first attested in 《出使英法義比四國日記》 by Xue Fucheng in 1890.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
電車
- tram; streetcar
- (Taiwan or in reference to Japan) electric multiple unit train
- (Mainland China, Hong Kong) electric vehicle
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) automobile; motor car; sedan
- (historical, obsolete) an ancient covered chariot specialized in raiding enemy camps
Usage notes[edit]
In Mainland China, in the context of trains, 電車/电车 only refers to trains in Japan.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 270
Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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電 | 車 |
でん Grade: 2 |
しゃ Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
電 (den, “electric”) + 車 (sha, “vehicle”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) でんしゃ [dèńshá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) でんしゃ [déꜜǹshà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [dẽ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]
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Noun[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- 電車賃 (denshachin): train fare, railroad fare
- 電車代 (denshadai): train fare, railroad fare
- 電車運転士 (densha untenshi): train driver
- 満員電車 (man'in densha): full-crowded train
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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電 | 車 |
Noun[edit]
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