noun

  1. long-distance relay race. Abbreviation.
  2. stagecoach, post horse.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
駅伝 えきでん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

station
エキ (3rd, N4)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク せき (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
transmit, go along, walk along
つた.わる デン つだ.う (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)