JLPT N2 · Noun

車掌 (shashou)

車掌 (しゃしょう, shashou) is a Japanese noun meaning “(train) conductor”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゃしょう
Romaji: shashou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(train) conductor · noun

Example sentences

オレンジカードは車掌が販売している。

"Orange Cards" are available from the conductor.

Tatoeba #227438

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 車掌

車

carシャ・くるま · 7 strokes

掌

palm of hand, rule, administerショウ・てのひら・たなごころ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 車掌.

車くるまcar電車でんしゃtrain自転車じてんしゃbicycle自動車じどうしゃcar汽車きしゃsteam locomotive駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうparking lot列車れっしゃtrain駐車ちゅうしゃparking (a vehicle)発車はっしゃdeparture (of a train, car, etc.)下車げしゃalighting (from a train, bus, etc.)車庫しゃこgarage車輪しゃりん(vehicle) wheel乗車じょうしゃboarding (a train, bus, etc.)停車ていしゃstopping (of a train, car, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1323170 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.