No. 4,482 in Japanese
始発
"始発" means "first train" or "first departure."
In a sentence
私は毎朝始発電車に乗って通勤しています。
I commute to work every morning by taking the first train of the day.
Here, '始発' describes the very first scheduled train service of the day.
始発駅から目的地まで直通の電車を見つけました。
I found a direct train from the starting station to my destination.
In this sentence, '始発駅' refers to the station where a train journey begins.
明日は旅行なので、始発バスを使う予定です。
Since I am traveling tomorrow, I plan to use the first bus in the morning.
Here, '始発' is utilized to indicate the earliest scheduled bus service available.
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