Translation guide
A lightweight, open-framed vehicle designed for driving on sand dunes or beaches. In Japanese, this is typically referred to using loanwords or descriptive phrases.
Referring to the vehicle itself, commonly used in English for beach or desert fun.
The most direct loanword from English, widely understood in contexts like tourism, motorsports, or media.
砂漠でデューンバギーに乗った。
I rode a dune buggy in the desert.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'buggy for sand dunes'. More explanatory than the loanword.
砂丘用バギーは砂の上でも走りやすい。
Dune buggies are easy to drive even on sand.
Literally 'beach buggy', used when the context is specifically a beach rather than desert dunes.
ビーチバギーで海岸を走った。
We drove a beach buggy along the shore.