Keyword
train station
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig2138
Old form驛
Readings
えき
(99%)
Composed of
horse
measuring ruler
Mnemonic

Using a measuring ruler I measured how fast my horse is and... it would be faster to just go to the train station.

Used in vocabulary (2202 in total)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
in front of a station
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
Examples (200 in total)
Look, I'll take you to the station.
Let's go to the station together.
He is a serious train buff and knows the names of every station.
You know what, yesterday I ran into my teacher at the station.
I could see the station across the street.
I went past the station where I was supposed to get off.
Try going toward the station.
The station is just over there.
Did you memorize the route to the station?
It takes a good thirty minutes to walk to the station.
It takes thirty minutes to get to the station.
Oh, the station is in that direction, right?
The two parted at the plaza in front of the station.
Could you pick me up at the station on your way home from work?
Just as I got to the station, the train left.
This road leads to the station.
It's still another five kilometers to the station.
The bus passed the school and headed for the station.
To get to the station, please take this bus.
A friend who has a car gave me a ride to the station.
Two buildings stand facing each other on either side of the station.
I rented an apartment near the station.
We go straight back to the station, get on a train, and return to our hometown.
First, let's go to the area in front of the station, and then we'll decide.
Speaking of cake, a new shop opened in front of the station.
I was thinking of going out to the area in front of the station today to look for a place to live and a part-time job.
According to the newspaper, a new shop is opening in front of the station.
There were lots of people in front of the station.
A crowd of young people had formed in front of the station.
Please use the big sign in front of the station as a landmark to get here.
There was a huge crowd in front of the station.
Shall we stop by around the station?
We'll show you apartments close to the station.
Train connections at this station are bad.
You can take a bus or a taxi to the station.
I caught a taxi in front of the station.
The trains stopped, and I got stuck at the station.
I had ramen at a diner in front of the station.
The shopping street in front of the station has been completely revamped.
The two go out of the station while chatting.
It takes less than ten minutes to walk to the station.
It's a ten-minute walk to the station.
Go under the railway overpass near the station and you'll find a shopping street.
There were lots of uniformed police officers and plainclothes officers at the station.
Let's meet at the station at two o'clock.
All the symptoms occurred around Shibuya Station.
There are no people in sight at the station, and because it is late, I feel forlorn.
I walk from the karaoke shop toward the station that has a taxi stand.
If I remember right, the station is in this direction.
Lots of people are coming and going in front of the station.
This bus runs between the station and the airport.
This bus goes to the airport by way of the station.
But I still can't forget how excited I was when we passed through the undersea station.
I stayed at a cheap hotel in front of the station.
I arrived at the station a little after three.
OK, then let's meet at the station at three.
At the station entrance, the two robbers looked back over their shoulders once.
Well, anywhere other than the major stations is like this.
We walked down the hill road to the station in silence for a while, following the flow of people.
When you go down the slope, you can see the station.
I went all the way around and returned to the station front.
After that, I rode the train quietly until I arrived at Yokohama Station.
The train slid into Yokohama Station.
Let's meet at the station at three.
I handed out flyers in front of the station.
It's a pain to go to the station in this rain.
When you get off the train and leave the station, you are at the outskirts of the downtown area.
I handed out flyers in front of the station.
A much-talked-about bakery has opened in front of the station.
I got off at Ryōgoku Station and walked for a bit.
Head to Ryogoku Station.
Turn right at the intersection and you will see the station.
Let's meet at the station at five.
I'll take the Shinkansen that arrives at Tokyo Station at ten.
Let's meet at the station at four.
I'll change to a different line at the next station.
I met up with a friend at the station in Tsu.
We arranged to meet at the station, but we missed each other.
At the next station, this train connects with the express.
The shopping street in front of the station has become utterly deserted.
Mr. Tanaka is waiting at the station.
A cluster of high-rise buildings stands in front of the station.
The big clock tower in front of the station is the landmark.
Use the clock tower in front of the station as your landmark to get here.
If you turn right onto that street, you'll find the station.
We opened a shop in a well-connected spot near the station.
Students were appealing for donations in front of the station.
My older brother ran the fifth leg of the ekiden relay.
An authentic Italian restaurant opened in front of the station.
You must get off at the next station.
Is that the station?
My house isn't near the station.
Is there a train station near here?
Is this the street leading to the station?
Excuse me, what station is this?
Excuse me, which way is the station?
Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the station?
Excuse me, but will you show me the way to the station?
Excuse me, but could you show me the way to the station?
It is only a short walk from the station.
The station is far from here.
I walked the whole way to the station.
First of all, he went to the station.
Where's the closest train station?
Either of the two roads leads to the station.
I've just arrived at the station.
We just arrived at the station.
Which station are you going to?
Where is the South Station?
I went to the station to see my friend off.
Our college is far from the station.
Excuse me, but will you tell me the way to the station?
I decided to wait at the station until my wife came.
Our school is further away than the station.
The school is farther than the station.
He kindly drove me to the station.
His house is far from the station.
His house is within a short walk of the station.
His brother went to the station to see him off.
He was told to get off at the station.
He got off at the next station.
He led us to the station.
He showed me the way to the station.
He is walking towards the station.
He arrived at the station.
He will have to go to the station.
He approached the station.
He hurried to the station.
Their house is far from the station.
They got to the station only a few minutes apart.
They hurried to the station.
They drove to the station by car.
Is her house anywhere near the station?
Why did she go to the station?
Did she go to the station to see her teacher off?
She went to the train station to see him off.
She got off at the next station.
She came to the station to see me off.
She waited for her lover at the train station, but in vain.
It takes us thirty minutes to walk from here to the station.
We ran all the way to the station.
I'll be waiting for you at the station tomorrow morning.
Yesterday I ran across her at the station.
Yesterday I ran across him at the station.
You'll have to get off at the next station.
I'm getting off at the next station.
I am getting off at the next station.
What's the next station?
The office where my father works is near the station.
The man decided to wait at the station until his wife came.
Were you going to the train station when I saw you?
My meeting her at the station was a pure accident.
We walked together as far as the next station.
We went to the station to see her off.
We are going to see her in front of the station tomorrow.
We have to get off at the next station.
We are getting off at the next station.
We live close to the station.
We ran to the station.
Could you direct me to the station?
It isn't far from my house to the station.
My house is located at a distance from the station.
My house is only five minutes' walk from the station.
My house is near the station.
I met her at the station by accident.
I went to the station to see my brother off.
I made my brother go to the station.
I met him at the station.
I met her at the station, but I did not recognize her in uniform.
I must get off at the next station.
I walked from the station.
I heard my name called in the station.
I arrived at the station.
I met an old man near the station.
I am near the station.
I went to the station.
I had to walk all the way to the station.
I ran all the way to the station.
Our school is near the station.
We took the shortest way to the station.
We hurried to the train station.
It takes twenty minutes to walk from the station to school.
The man you met at the station is my father.
Please wait for me at the station.
I ran into my old teacher at the station.
Will you wait for us at the station?
Who did you see at the station?
Who were you waiting for at the station?
I called my friend after arriving at the station.
It was snowing when I reached the station.
I'll ring you when I arrive at the station.
I'll phone you after I've arrived at the station.
The moment she arrived at the station, she phoned her mother.
Is this the way to the station?
I'm on my way to the station.
Could you tell me the way to the station, please?
I want to live close to the station.
I live by the station.
I live near the train station.
The station isn't far from here.