Japanese symbol for “stagecoach”
駅伝
えきでん
Romaji: ekiden
long-distance relay race
In Japanese, stagecoach is 駅伝, read えきでん (ekiden).
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Meanings
- n long-distance relay race
- n stagecoach; post horse
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stagecoach”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乗合馬車 | のりあいばしゃ noriaibasha | stagecoach |
| 駅馬車 | えきばしゃ ekibasha | stagecoach |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 駅前 | えきまえ ekimae | in front of a station |
| 駅員 | えきいん ekiin | (train) station attendant; station employee; station staff |
| 駅弁 | えきべん ekiben | boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty) |
| 駅長 | えきちょう ekichou | station master |
| 終着駅 | しゅうちゃくえき shuuchakueki | terminal station |
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition; convention |
| 宣伝 | せんでん senden | publicity; advertisement; advertising |
| 伝説 | でんせつ densetsu | legend; folklore; tradition |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.