The Japanese word for tram is
路面電車
ろめんでんしゃ - romen densya路面-road surface (romen), 電-electricity (den), 車-vehicle (sha)

Japanese Definition
tram | |
1. 市内電車, 市電 |
Translations for tram and their definitions
市内電車 | |
1. n. a tram, a streetcar (passenger vehicle) | |
2. n. Usage: Although the kanji literally just mean intracity (electric) train, in common usage, this term indicates an electric train running on city streets, i.e. a tram or streetcar. |
市電 | |
1. tram |
トラム | |
1. n. tram |
電車 | ![]() | |
1. n. an electric multiple unit train | ||
2. n. (informal) any train, regardless of power source |
路面電車 | |
1. n. a tram (UK), a streetcar/trolley (US) |
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(romen densya)
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