chaku, hatsu, yuki, madeni

Hey guys, today I am going to talk about some common Japanese train expressions and their English equivalents.


~chaku, 着


This means arriving at~


So　東京着 means arriving at Tokyo or going to Tokyo.


~hatsu, 発


This means leaving~ or departing from~.　So　大阪発　means　leaving/departing from Osaka.


~yuki, 行き


This is similar to ~chaku I guess but sounds more formal. It is often used in train announcements, in English we'd say bound for.


今日と行くの電車。


A train bound for Kyoto.


~madeni、までに

This means at any time before X. It is often used for deadlines.

Please hand in your report before (by) March 10th. 

3月10日までにリポートを提出してください。


Any questions?


Phil