Question

駅 station 5 724 14 187 うま・うまへん 形声 Phonetic Anyone living in Japan knows that train stations play little melodies when the train is about to arrive. In Ye Olden Days, when horses and carriages were used for transport, the carriage driver would play a little melody on his shakuhachi to let the passengers know the carriage was arriving at the next station.

Accepted Answer

エキ 駅(えき): station 3 馬: horse尺: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule 馬 10 驛 station A homeless horse playing the flute at the station to make a dime.

Kanji	駅
Onyomi	エキ
English	station
Examples	駅(えき): station
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	724
Components	馬: horse 尺: shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule
Number of Strokes	14
Kanji Radical	馬
Radical Number	187
Radical Strokes	10
Radical Reading	うま・うまへん
Traditional Form	驛
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	station
Koohii Story 1	Anyone living in Japan knows that train stations play little melodies when the train is about to arrive. In Ye Olden Days, when horses and carriages were used for transport, the carriage driver would play a little melody on his shakuhachi to let the passengers know the carriage was arriving at the next station.
Koohii Story 2	A homeless horse playing the flute at the station to make a dime.

Station Horse Train Play Carriage 駅 エキ 駅(えき

Station Horse Train Play Carriage 駅エキ駅(えき