駅 — JLPT N5 Kanji

駅 (eki/): station (train/bus). JLPT N5 kanji.

Character Info

Kanji Strokes JLPT Radical Radical Meaning
駅 14 N5 馬 horse

Readings

Type Reading Romaji Notes
On (音) エキ eki Chinese-origin (音読み)

Meanings

  1. station (train/bus)

Vocabulary

Word Reading Romaji English JLPT
駅 えき eki train station N5
駅前 えきまえ ekimae in front of the station N5
駅員 えきいん ekiin station staff N4
終着駅 しゅうちゃくえき shuuchakueki terminal station N3
駅弁 えきべん ekiben station lunchbox N4

Stroke Order

Left: 馬 (horse, 10 strokes). Right: 尺 (measure, 4 strokes).

Mnemonic

Horses (馬) measured (尺) out — a relay station where horses were exchanged in old Japan.

Common Mistakes

駅 is complex (14 strokes); the horse radical 馬 on the left has a distinctive 4-dot bottom.