Japanese Vocabulary: Driving in Japan

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Japanese Vocabulary: Driving in Japan – Review Notes

Today, we learned some Japanese Driving Vocabulary! Review what we learned, and see additional related vocabulary below!

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★　Today we will learn some Japanese vocabulary that is useful for driving in Japan.

★　Car in Japanese is 車 (kuruma)

★　In Japan, there are two main types of car. One is called 普通自動車 (futsuu jidousha) and the other is called軽自動車 (keijidousha).

★　普通自動車 (futsuu jidousha) means “normal vehicle”

★　軽自動車 (keijidousha) means “light vehicle”. It is a smaller, less powerful vehicle and is cheaper to maintain than a “normal vehicle”.

★　Automobile in Japanese is 自動車 (jidousha)

★　The definition includes cars, trucks, and tractors.

★　Motorbikes in Japanese are called バイク (baiku). They are classified as a 自動２輪車 (jidounirinsha) meaning “two-wheeled motor vehicles”.

★　Drive in Japanese is 運転する (unten suru)

★　Driver’s License in Japanese is 運転免許 (unten menkyo)

★　Parking lot in Japanese is 駐車場 (chuushajou)

★　Parking Fee in Japanese is 駐車料金 (chuusha ryoukin)

★　Parking Violation in Japanese is 駐車違反 (chuusha ihan)

★　Highway in Japanese is 高速道路 (kousoku douro)

★　One-way traffic in Japanese is 一方通行 (ippou tsuukou)

★　Two-way traffic in Japanese is 両面通行 (ryoumen tsuukou)

★　Traffic Lane in Japanese is 車線 (shasen)

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Conclusion:

Today we learned some Japanese Driving Vocabulary! We will learn more next week, so stay tuned! If you have any questions, leave a comment below!

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