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THE KANJI · N4 · 14 strokes

駅

Station

Readings on: エキ
Kun readings: —

駅えき — Station

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

  • 駅長えきちょう — station manager Source
  • 駅前えきまえ — in front of the station Source
  • 駅弁えきべん — lunch, train break Source
  • 駅員えきいん — railway agent; station employee Source
  • 当駅とうえき — this station (on the neighborhood map in the station) Source
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