Stop Pushing. That Train Door Is Waiting on You.
To say semi-automatic (you open this door) in Japanese, say 半自動 (hanjidō).
Stop pushing. On this train the door doesn't open by itself, and the sticker over your head is the reason.
In this video
- 半自動 hanjidō semi-automatic. you open this door
- このドアは半自動です。 kono doa wa hanjidō desu. This door is semi-automatic.
Kanji in this phrase
- 半自動
- はんじどう
Why this phrase
A lot of local trains switch the doors to 半自動 so the heat or the cold stays in the car. JR West's button doors are explicit: lamp lit, press it and the door opens; lamp dark, the button does nothing and pushing won't help. Plenty of city trains still open on their own, so the sticker is the whole system. One word, then you make the stop.
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