Signs 看板

What the signs say at stations, in shops and restaurants, on doors and in toilets.

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Stations & trains · 27

駅えき · ekirailway station; train station
N5
出口でぐち · deguchiexit; way out
N5
入口いりぐち · iriguchientrance; entry; gate
N5
改札かいさつ · kaisatsuticket gate; ticket barrier
N2
乗り換えのりかえ · norikaetransfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection
N2
乗り場のりば · noribaplace for boarding vehicles
切符きっぷ · kipputicket
N5
券売機けんばいき · kenbaikiticket machine; ticket-vending machine
精算機せいさんき · seisankifare adjustment machine; ticket adjustment machine
番線ばんせん · bansentrack number; platform number
各駅停車かくえきていしゃ · kakuekiteishatrain that stops at every station; local train
快速かいそく · kaisokurapid-service train (not as fast as express)
急行きゅうこう · kyūkōexpress (train)
N4
特急とっきゅう · tokkyūlimited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)
N4
終電しゅうでん · shūdenlast train (of the day)
始発しはつ · shihatsufirst departure (of the day); first train; first bus
N1
指定席していせき · shiteisekireserved seat
自由席じゆうせき · jiyūsekiunreserved seat; non-reserved seat
優先席ゆうせんせき · yūsensekipriority seat; courtesy seat
女性専用車じょせいせんようしゃ · joseisenyōshawomen-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
到着とうちゃく · tōchakuarrival
N3
出発しゅっぱつ · shuppatsudeparture; leaving; setting off
N4
方面ほうめん · hōmendirection; district; area
N2
行きゆき · yukibound for ...
N3
階段かいだん · kaidanstairs; stairway; staircase
N5
地下鉄ちかてつ · chikatetsusubway; metro; underground (railway)
N5
連絡通路れんらくつうろ · renrakutsūro(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through

Shops & restaurants · 16

営業中えいぎょうちゅう · eigyōchūopen (for business)
準備中じゅんびちゅう · junbichūin preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
閉店へいてん · heitenclosing up shop (for the day)
開店かいてん · kaitenopening a shop (for the day); opening a new shop
定休日ていきゅうび · teikyūbiregular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
N2
本日休業ほんじつきゅうぎょう · honjitsukyūgyōClosed Today
営業時間えいぎょうじかん · eigyōjikanbusiness hours; opening hours; office hours
自動ドアじどうドア · jidōdoaautomatic door
受付うけつけ · uketsukereception (desk); information desk; receptionist
N4
案内所あんないじょ · annaijoinformation desk
両替りょうがえ · ryōgaechange; money exchange
N3
免税めんぜい · menzeitax exemption; duty exemption
N2
売り切れうりきれ · urikiresold-out
N2
割引わりびき · waribikidiscount; reduction; rebate
N2
無料むりょう · muryōfree (of charge); gratuitous
N3
有料ゆうりょう · yūryōfee-charging; paid; not free
N2

Warnings & rules · 18

危険きけん · kikendanger; peril; hazard
N4
注意ちゅうい · chūicaution; attention
N4
禁煙きんえん · kinenNo Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
N3
立入禁止たちいりきんし · tachiirikinshiNo Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance
撮影禁止さつえいきんし · satsueikinshino photographs; no photography
駐車禁止ちゅうしゃきんし · chūshakinshiNo Parking; Parking Prohibited
止まれとまれ · tomareStop
一方通行いっぽうつうこう · ippōtsūkōone-way traffic
非常口ひじょうぐち · hijōguchiemergency exit
非常ボタンひじょうボタン · hijōbotanemergency button
消火器しょうかき · shōkakifire extinguisher
避難場所ひなんばしょ · hinanbashoemergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
工事中こうじちゅう · kōjichūunder construction
頭上注意ずじょうちゅうい · zujōchūiWatch Your Head
関係者以外立入禁止かんけいしゃいがいたちいりきんし · kankeishaigaitachiirikinshiNo Unauthorized Persons; No Unauthorized Entry; Authorized Personnel Only
通行止めつうこうどめ · tsūkōdomeRoad Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
徐行じょこう · jokōgoing at a reduced speed; slowing down
N1
横断歩道おうだんほどう · ōdanhodōpedestrian crossing; crosswalk

Toilets & facilities · 22

喫煙所きつえんじょ · kitsuenjosmoking area; smoking corner
お手洗いおてあらい · otearaitoilet; restroom; lavatory
N5
化粧室けしょうしつ · keshōshitsutoilet; lavatory; powder room
男おとこ · otokoman; male
N5
女おんな · onnawoman; female
N5
多目的トイレたもくてきトイレ · tamokutekitoireaccessible toilet; accessible restroom
駐車場ちゅうしゃじょう · chūshajōparking lot; car park; carpark
N4
駐輪場ちゅうりんじょう · chūrinjōparking area for bicycles; bicycle parking
エレベーターエレベーター · erebētāElevator
N5
エスカレーターエスカレーター · esukarētāescalator
N4
非常階段ひじょうかいだん · hijōkaidanemergency staircase; fire escape
喫煙室きつえんしつ · kitsuenshitsusmoking room; smoking compartment
授乳室じゅにゅうしつ · junyūshitsuroom for breast-feeding; nursing room
案内あんない · annaiinformation; guidance
N4
コインロッカーコインロッカー · koinrokkācoin-operated locker
病院びょういん · byōinHospital
N5
交番こうばん · kōbanpolice box; koban; small neighborhood police station
N5
郵便局ゆうびんきょく · yūbinkyokupost office
N5
銀行ぎんこう · ginkōbank; banking institution
N5
温泉おんせん · onsenHot Spring
N2
男湯おとこゆ · otokoyumen's bath; men's section in a public bath
女湯おんなゆ · onnayuwomen's bath; women's section in a public bath

Readings and meanings: JMdict and JMnedict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); lists and sources in Attributions.