Translation guide
The front window of a car or other vehicle. In Japanese, the most common term is フロントガラス, but other words exist for specific contexts like motorcycles or formal writing.
The front glass window of a car, truck, or bus.
The transparent screen on a motorcycle that deflects wind.
The front window of an airplane or helicopter.
Use フロントガラス for cars and trucks. Use 風防 for aircraft. For motorcycles, スクリーン is most common.
車のフロントガラスが汚れている。
The car windshield is dirty.
戦闘機の風防は厚い。
The fighter jet's windshield is thick.
The most common and natural word for a car windshield in everyday Japanese. A loanword from English 'front glass'.
フロントガラスが割れた。
The windshield cracked.
フロントガラスにひびが入った。
There's a crack in the windshield.
Literally 'front surface glass'. Used in more formal or technical contexts, such as vehicle specifications or manuals.
この車の前面ガラスは強化ガラスです。
This car's windshield is made of tempered glass.
A direct loanword from English 'windshield'. Rarely used in everyday conversation; may appear in some technical or imported car contexts.
ウインドシールドの交換が必要です。
The windshield needs to be replaced.
Commonly used for motorcycle windshields. Also used for screens in general.
バイクのスクリーンを交換した。
I replaced the motorcycle windshield.
A more specific term for a windshield on a motorcycle or sometimes a car, borrowed from English 'windscreen'.
このウインドスクリーンは風をよく防ぐ。
This windshield blocks the wind well.
Literally 'wind shield'. The standard term for an aircraft windshield or canopy.
パイロットは風防越しに滑走路を見た。
The pilot looked at the runway through the windshield.
Literally 'front window'. Can be used for aircraft but is less specific.
飛行機の前面窓が凍結した。
The airplane's windshield iced over.