市電

Chinese
market; city electric; electricity; electrical
trad. (市電) 市 電
simp. (市电) 市 电

Pronunciation

Noun

市電

  1. mains electricity

Synonyms

Japanese
市電 (shiden): a city-operated tram.
Kanji in this term
市 電
し
Grade: 2		 でん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Shortening of 市営 (shiei, “municipal, operated by the city”) +‎ 電車 (densha, “electric train”).[1][2]

Alternately, shortening of 市内 (shinai, “within a city, intracity”) +‎ 電車 (densha, “electric train”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

市(し)電(でん) • (shiden) 

  1. Short for 市営電車: a municipal (electric) train, a train operated by the city government
  2. Short for 市内電車: a tram, a streetcar

Synonyms

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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