時刻表
Meaning in Englishtimetable, (train) schedule
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What it means
What does 時刻表 mean? It denotes a published listing of times for transportation services, such as trains, buses, or flights, used to plan a journey and coordinate connections; it provides a structured view of when services are scheduled to depart and arrive.
Main meanings
- Primary meaning: a published timetable listing departure and arrival times for transportation services on a route or network.
- Colloquial usage: the shorter term ダイヤ (daiya) is widely used in rail contexts to mean timetable.
- Extended usage: can refer to any published time-based schedule, including event programs or flight schedules.
How to use it
Used in formal contexts by railway operators, airports, and transit apps, as well as in everyday travel planning. It applies to trains, buses, ferries, and flights, and appears in stations, on printed timetables, and in online schedules; formal written materials use the term, while casual speech may refer to it as ダイヤ.
Variants and close terms
- ダイヤ (daiya) — colloquial, widely used for rail timetables
- 運行表 (unkōhyō) — running schedule for services
- 列車ダイヤ (ressha daiya) — train timetable
Composition
- 時 = time, hour
- 刻 = mark, moment; indicates a time when something occurs
- 表 = chart, table; together denote a chart of times
Origin
Late 19th century Meiji period, with the expansion of railways, the term began to designate officially published lists of departure and arrival times used by travelers.
Word class
noun (名詞)