Translation guide
The word 'bumper' most commonly refers to the protective bar on a car. This guide covers how to express this and related concepts in Japanese.
The bar at the front or rear of a vehicle designed to absorb impact in a collision.
The standard loanword for a car bumper. Used in all contexts.
Describing something as unusually large, plentiful, or abundant, e.g., a bumper crop.
The small electric cars at an amusement park that you drive and bump into others.
後ろのバンパーがへこんだ。
The rear bumper got dented.
I need to replace the bumper.
Literally 'abundant harvest'. Used for crops, but can be extended metaphorically.
We have a bumper crop of apples this year.
Emphasizes a very large harvest, like 'bumper crop'.
The farmers are happy because of the bumper harvest.
Means 'record-breaking'. Can be used with words like 収穫 (harvest) to convey 'bumper'.
It was a bumper harvest.
Direct loanword for 'bumper car'.
The kids want to ride the bumper cars.