Keyword
train station
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig2138
Old form驛
Readings
えき
(99%)
Composed of
horse
measuring ruler
Mnemonic

Using a measuring ruler I measured how fast my horse is and... it would be faster to just go to the train station.

Used in vocabulary (2202 in total)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
in front of a station
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
Examples (200 in total)
Look, I'll take you to the station.
Let's go to the station together.
He is a serious train buff and knows the names of every station.