路面電車

Japanese

路面電車 (romen densha): a streetcar.

Kanji in this term
路	面	電	車
ろ Grade: 3	めん Grade: 3	でん Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 路面 (romen, “road surface; on the road”) +‎ 電車 (densha, “electric train”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ろめんでんしゃ [ròméńdéꜜǹshà] (Nakadaka – [4])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [ɾo̞mẽ̞ndẽ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

路(ろ)面(めん)電(でん)車(しゃ) • (romen densha)

a tram (UK), a streetcar/trolley (US)

Synonyms

市(し)内(ない)電(でん)車(しゃ) (shinai densha), 市(し)電(でん) (shiden), 都(と)電(でん) (toden)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
路	面	電	車

Noun

路面電車 • (nomyeonjeoncha) (hangeul 노면전차)

Hanja form^? of 노면전차 (“streetcar”).

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