市電

市電

Japanese

市電 (shiden): a city-operated tram.

Kanji in this term
市	電
し Grade: 2	でん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Shortening of 市営 (shiei, “municipal, operated by the city”) +‎ 電車 (densha, “electric train”).[1][2]

Alternately, shortening of 市内 (shinai, “within a city, intracity”) +‎ 電車 (densha, “electric train”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しでん [shìdéń] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕidẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

市電 (hiragana しでん, rōmaji shiden)

1. Short for 市営電車: a municipal (electric) train, a train operated by the city government
2. Short for 市内電車: a tram, a streetcar

Synonyms

• (tram): 路 (ろ)面 (めん)電 (でん)車 (しゃ) (romen densha)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN