Today’s Kanji is “駅” (eki); Kanji for “station”.
Handwritten Kanji “駅” (eki)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “駅”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 駅 | エキ | eki | 14 | 馬 | station |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “駅”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 東京駅 | とうきょうえき | Tōkyō Eki | Tokyo Station |
| 駅員 | えきいん | Ekiin | Station staff |
| 道の駅 | みちのえき | Michi no eki | Roadside station |
