電車
でんしゃ · densha
Electric train
- train, electric train
flat · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
友達と電車で話しました。
ともだちとでんしゃではなしました。
I talked with my friend on the train.
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朝から電車に乗りました。
あさからでんしゃにのりました。
I rode the train from the morning.
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この電車は新宿へ行きます。
このでんしゃはしんじゅくへいきます。
This train goes to Shinjuku.
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京都から大阪まで電車で行きます。
きょうとからおおさかまででんしゃでいきます。
I go from Kyoto to Osaka by train.
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What does 電車 mean?
Electric train. It can also mean: train, electric train.
How do you pronounce 電車?
でんしゃ (densha). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 電車?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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