How to say "station" in Japanese

• ステーションCommon
  nounThe loanword for 'station', used for transport hubs such as train stations and for similar facilities; it carries the feel of the English original.
  そのスペースシャトルは、宇宙うちゅうステーションに行いくために設計せっけいされた。↗

  The space shuttles were designed to go to a space station.
• 詰め所つめしょCommon
  nounHere 'station' means a post: a small room or office where staff on duty are based, such as a guardroom. It is not a word for train or bus stations.
• 停留所ていりゅうじょJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe usual word for a bus or tram stop. Its 'station' sense is a stopping place along a route, so it is not used for railway stations.
  バスの停留所ていりゅうじょまで競争きょうそうしよう。↗

  I'll race you to the bus stop.
• 牧場ぼくじょうJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounA livestock farm or ranch. The 'station' sense is the Australian and New Zealand one, a large property raising cattle or sheep; it has nothing to do with transport.
  あなたの牧場ぼくじょうは何なんエーカーありますか。↗

  What is the acreage of your ranch?
• 次つぎJLPT N5approx.Common
  no-adjectiveThis word means 'next'. It can stand for 'the next station', the sense heard in 'next stop' announcements, but by itself it is not a general word for station.

Use 「ステーション」 as the general loanword, 「詰め所」 for a duty post or guardroom, 停留所 for bus and tram stops, 牧場 for the Australian ranch sense, and 次 only for 'the next station'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ステーションstation
• 詰め所つめしょstation
• 停留所ていりゅうじょstop (bus, tram, etc.)
• 牧場ぼくじょうfarm (livestock)
• 署しょstation (esp. a police station)
• 駅家えきかposthouse
• 発着所はっちゃくじょlanding place (e.g. for steamers)
• 駅頭えきとうstation area
• 車站しゃたん(railway) station
• 次つぎstage
• 貼り付けるはりつけるto station
• 配るくばるto allot
• ターミナルビル(railway) station
• 停車場ていしゃじょう(railway) station
• スタンドstation (e.g. gas station)