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

Alternative spelling
市內電車 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• 路面電車(ろめんでんしゃ) (romen densha) (“streetcar”, but not explicitly “intracity”), 都電(とでん) (toden)

Derived terms

• 市電(しでん) (shiden)