チンチン電車

Japanese

Kanji in this term
電	車
でん Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

チンチン (chinchin, “jingle”) + 電(でん)車(しゃ) (densha, “train”), from Japanese tram frequently rings bell as horn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕĩɲ̟t͡ɕĩn dẽ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

チンチン電(でん)車(しゃ) • (chinchin densha) 

1. (informal) tram