Japanese

市電 (shiden): a city-operated tram.

Noun

市電 ‎(hiragana しでん, romaji shiden)

1. Abbreviation of 市営電車: a municipal (electric) train, a train operated by the city government
2. Abbreviation of 市内電車: a tram, a streetcar

Synonyms

• (tram): 路面電車 (ろめんでんしゃ) ‎(romen densha)

References

1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3