JLPT N4 · 14 strokes
Kanji 駅: "station"
The kanji 駅 means "station". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read エキ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | station |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 724 of 2,501 |
Common words with 駅
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 駅railway station; train station · staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
- 駅前in front of a station
- 駅員(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
- 最寄り駅nearest station
- 駅舎station building
- 駅ビルstation building
- 新宿駅station : Shinjuku Station
- 駅弁boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty) · sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
- 駅構内station premises
- 駅伝long-distance relay race · stagecoach; post horse
- 終着駅terminal station
- 駅前広場station square; station plaza
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