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    3. 国電

    国電

    国こく電でん

    city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways

    KMT9Core L2NounTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab21 strokes

    こくでん

    Noun

    1.
    city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways

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    昔むかし、国こく電でんに乗のって学がっ校こうに通かよっていました。

    In the past, I commuted to school by JNR electric train.

    KMT6Travel & TransportationHistoryDaily Life
    国こく電でんは、JRの前ジェイアールの身ぜんしんである日に本ほん国こく有ゆう鉄てつ道どうが運うん行こうしていた通つう勤きん電でん車しゃのことです。

    Kokuden refers to the commuter trains operated by Japanese National Railways, the predecessor of JR.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationHistory
    国こく電でんの車しゃ両りょうは、当とう時じの日に本ほんの技ぎ術じゅつ力りょくを象しょう徴ちょうしていました。

    JNR electric train cars symbolized Japan's technological prowess at the time.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationTechnologyHistory
    国こく電でんの路ろ線せん図ずは、現げん在ざいのJRの路ジェ線イアー図ルの基ろせんず礎のきそとなっています。

    The route map of JNR electric trains forms the basis of the current JR route map.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationHistory
    高こう度ど経けい済ざい成せい長ちょう期き、国こく電でんは都と市し部ぶの交こう通つうインフラを支ささえる重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを担になっていた。

    During the period of rapid economic growth, JNR electric trains played an important role in supporting urban transportation infrastructure.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationHistoryBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    国
    くに…(3)
    country
    電
    electricity
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