駅

See also: 驛 and 驿

Translingual

Traditional	驛
Shinjitai	駅
Simplified	驿

Han character

駅 (Kangxi radical 187, 馬+4, 14 strokes, cangjie input 尸火尸人 (SFSO), four-corner 7738₇, composition ⿰馬尺)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1435, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 44633
• Dae Jaweon: page 1960, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4545, character 9
• Unihan data for U+99C5

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		駅

Usage of 駅 in Hong Kong along with a superscript gloss of 站 (zhàn).

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 駅(えき) (eki), read either etymologically as 驛／驿 (jik6) or semantically as 站 (zaam6).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik⁶ / zaam⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jik⁶ / zaam⁶
    • Yale: yihk / jaahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ / dzaam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ / zam⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚²/, /t͡saːm²²/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 駅

1. (only used in place names) station

   • 和你相約於東角駅見 [Cantonese, trad.]
     和你相约于东角駅见 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2014, (deprecated template usage) 陳詩慧, 東角駅

     wo⁴ nei⁵ soeng¹ joek³ jyu¹ dung¹ gok³ jik⁶ gin³ [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 就好似我哋今日去嘅道之駅農產品市場 [Cantonese, trad.]
     就好似我哋今日去嘅道之駅农产品市场 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2016, 探索大世界3：國際村的農夫們

     zau⁶ hou² ci⁵ ngo⁵ dei⁶ gam¹ jat⁶ heoi³ ge³ dou⁶ zi¹ jik⁶ nung⁴ caan² ban² si⁵ coeng⁴ [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 一定會順手去原宿駅朝聖啦 [Cantonese, trad.]
     一定会顺手去原宿駅朝圣啦 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2016, 【飲食男女】再見了！東京原宿駅

     jat¹ ding⁶ wui⁵ seon⁶ sau² heoi³ jyun⁴ sau³ zaam⁶ ciu⁴ sing³ laa¹ [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

This character is used in place names in Hong Kong for stylistic effect; it is also used for faithful rendition of Japanese place names.

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Japanese

Shinjitai	駅
Kyūjitai	驛

Glyph origin

Simplified from 驛 (睪 → 尺).

Kanji

駅

(Third grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 驛)

Readings

• Go-on: やく (yaku)
• Kan-on: えき (eki, Jōyō)
• Kun: うまや (umaya, 駅)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
駅
えき Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
驛 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Note: When used as a suffix, the accent falls on the last syllable of the place name.

Noun

1. station (train, underground/subway)

Compounds

• 駅(えき)員(いん) (ekīn, “station agent”)
• 駅(えき)長(ちょう) (ekichō, “stationmaster”)

• 駅(えき)伝(でん) (ekiden, “long-distance relay race”)
• 駅(えき)前(まえ) (ekimae, “in front of the station”)

Derived terms

• 道(みち)の駅(えき) (michi no eki)
• 海(うみ)の駅(えき) (umi no eki)