汽車

kisha

noun★Beginner

⚙️Engineering

historicaltechnical

A steam-powered train or locomotive, typically referring to early models from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

汽車は産業革命の象徴だった。

Steam locomotives were symbols of the Industrial Revolution.

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In modern Japanese, '汽車' is rarely used; '電車' (electric train) or '列車' (train) are more common.

Collocations

汽車の時代the age of steam locomotives汽車の煙steam locomotive smoke

This word is often used in historical or educational contexts to describe early train technology.

From '汽' (steam) + '車' (vehicle), referring to steam-powered trains.

This term is now largely historical, as steam locomotives are no longer in common use. Modern Japanese prefers '電車' (densha) for trains.

汽

steam

root

車

vehicle

root

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