Japanese Conversation · Level 88
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Japanese word
運行
Pronunciation
Romajiunkō
Meaning
- nounoperation
Example
この電車は毎日運行しています。ko no den sha wa mai nichi un kō shi te i ma su
This train operates every day.
More examples
台風の影響で、電車の運行が遅れています。tai fū no ei kyō de den sha no un kō ga oku re te i ma su
Train service is delayed because of the typhoon.
Core concept
Describes the organized movement of trains, buses, or other vehicles along planned routes and schedules.
Common phrases
運行情報un kō jō hō
service information
運行状況un kō jō kyō
operating status
運行再開un kō sai kai
service resumption
通常運行tsū jō un kō
normal service
Similar words
運転unten: The control and movement of a vehicle by a driver.
走行sōkō: The act of traveling in a vehicle along a road or track.
Definition in Japanese
列車やバスなどが、定められた経路や時刻に従って走ること。res sha ya ba su na do ga sada me ra re ta kei ro ya ji koku ni shitaga tte hashi ru ko to
Word origin
The Sino-Japanese compound 運行 (unkō) combines 運 (un, "carry") and 行 (kō, "go"), giving the sense of vehicles being sent along a route.
Usage tips
- The English word operation can describe a train or bus service, while 運行 (unkō) is mainly used for scheduled transport services.
Other meanings
- servicenoun
- runningnoun
Opposites
- 運休unkyūservice suspensionnoun