JLPT N5 · Things & body
電車
でんしゃ
train
Stroke order of 電車
2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
電 · 13 strokes車 · 7 strokes
Memory trick
Lightning (電) powers this vehicle (車) as it races along the tracks: a train.
Parts: 電 electricity (雨 rain + 申 lightning) + 車 vehicle
The characters in 電車
- 車 くるま — car (7 strokes)
Example sentence
毎朝電車で会社へ行きます。
まいあさでんしゃでかいしゃへいきます。
I go to work by train every morning.