軽自動車

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軽 自 動 車
けい
Grade: 3 		じ
Grade: 2 		どう
Grade: 3 		しゃ
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
輕自動車 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 軽(けい) (kei-, “light”) + 自(じ)動(どう)車(しゃ) (jidōsha, “vehicle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けーじどーしゃ [kèéjídóꜜòshà] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • (Tokyo) けーじどーしゃ [kèéjídóóshá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːʑido̞ːɕa̠]

Noun

軽(けい)自(じ)動(どう)車(しゃ) • (keijidōsha) 

  1. a light vehicle, kei car, city car, (specifically) a four-wheeled passenger vehicle with engine displacement less than 660 cubic centimeters
    Antonyms: 小型車 (kogatasha), 大型車 (ōgatasha)

See also

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