JLPT N4 · Noun

汽車 (kisha)

汽車 (きしゃ, kisha) is a Japanese noun meaning “steam locomotive; steam train”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きしゃ
Romaji: kisha
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

steam locomotive; steam train · noun
(long-distance) train · noun · dated
non-electric train; diesel train · noun · in rural contexts

Example sentences

直してある古い汽車に乗ることも出来ます。

You can also ride on an old, restored, steam train.

Tatoeba #530956

汽車はまだ着きません。

The train has not arrived yet.

Tatoeba #183132

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

Kanji in 汽車

汽

vapor, steamキ · 7 strokes

車

carシャ・くるま · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 汽車.

汽船きせんsteamship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車掌しゃしょう(train) conductor車輪しゃりん(vehicle) wheel乗車じょうしゃboarding (a train, bus, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1222700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.