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N4 · 14 strokes · — · Irodori #159 · Elementary 1 L7

駅

station

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Readings

On’yomi
エキ
Kun’yomi
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Example words

  • 駅

    えき

    railway station; train station

  • 駅弁

    えきべん

    boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty)

  • 駅前

    えきまえ

    in front of a station

  • 駅員

    えきいん

    (train) station attendant; station employee

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

Horse (馬) + exchange (尺) — a station where you change horses.

🧩Components

Remember "station" (駅) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

駅 (えき) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 駅 (えき) — recall the word to unlock the reading. On'yomi: エキ — common in compound words (熟語).