English–Japanese

“platform” in Japanese

Japanese

Also壇 (dan) · プラットホーム (purattohōmu)

Pronunciation

Romajihōmu

Example

電車をホームで待ちます。den sha o hō mu de ma chi ma su

I wait for the train on the platform.

Illustration for ホーム (platform)

How to say “platform” in Japanese

“Platform” in Japanese is ホーム (hōmu).

Describes a designated raised area beside railway tracks where passengers board and leave trains.

Full entry for ホーム: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ホーム

次の電車は二番ホームに入ります。tsugi no den sha wa ni ban hō mu ni hai ri ma su

The next train is arriving at platform two.

Tips for using ホーム

  • English speakers may expect ホーム (hōmu, "platform") to mean a home, but Japanese station signs use it for the railway platform.

Other Japanese words for “platform”

2

壇

dan

nounplatform

壇に上がって話します。dan ni a ga tte hana shi ma su

I go up onto the platform and speak.

駅のプラットホームで電車を待ちます。eki no pu ra tto hō mu de den sha o ma chi ma su

I wait for the train on the platform.

“platform” in other languages