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急行
Meaning in Englishexpress train or bus
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What it means
急行 means an express train or rapid service. In railway contexts it labels a faster class of passenger service than local trains. The term can also appear as 急行する (kyūkō suru) to mean hurry or hasten.
Main meanings
- Expedited rail service that skips several stops, providing a quicker journey than local trains.
- As a verb phrase 急行する, to hurry or rush, used to express urgency in general contexts.
- Occurs in headlines or notices to denote urgency or rapid action beyond railways.
How to use it
Used in timetables, railway announcements, and formal notices. As a noun it refers to the express train service, and as 急行する it means to hurry or hasten.
Variants and close terms
- 特急 (tokkyū) — limited express
- 普通 (futsū) — local train
- 急行列車 (kyūkō resha) — express train
Composition
- 急: urgent, sudden; speed and immediacy
- 行: go, travel; movement; service when combined forms a travel or movement concept
Etymology
kyū from 急 and kō from 行; combined as kyūkō.
Origin
Meiji period onward; adopted into railway terminology to denote express service faster than local trains.
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Noun (名詞)
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N4
行う
okonau
carry out, conduct, perform
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飛行場
hikoujou
airport, airfield
N4
特急
tokkyuu
limited express, special express
N5
急ぎます
isogimasu
hurry
N5
行っていません
itte imasen
have not gone yet
N5
行きました
ikimashita
went
N5
行っています
itte imasu
am going
N5
買いに行きます
kai ni ikimasu
go to buy
N5
行ったことがあります
itta koto ga arimasu
have been
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