Korean word

호차

Pronunciation

Romanizationhocha

Meaning

  • nountrain car number

Example

몇 호차인지 알려 주세요.myeot ho cha in ji al lyeo chu se yo

Please tell me which train car it is.

Illustration for 호차 (train car number)

More examples

짐을 몇 호차에 두었는지 기억이 안 나요.chi meul myeot ho cha e tu eon neun ji ki eo gi an na yo

I do not remember which train car I put my luggage in.

Core concept

The identifying number for a particular car on a train.

Common phrases

  • 몇 호차myeot ho cha

    which train car

  • 1 호차1 ho cha

    train car 1

Similar words

칸kan: One individual car or section of a train or subway.
차량charyang: The body of a vehicle or one individual unit of a train.

Definition in Korean

기차에서 차량을 구분하기 위해 붙이는 번호ki cha e seo cha ryang eul ku bun ha gi wi hae pu chi neun peon ho

Word origin

The word is built from a number element and a word for car, so it names the number used to identify a train car.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may confuse this with a seat number, but it identifies the whole car where the seat is located.

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