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痛いた車しゃ

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Meanings

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noun

itasha; anime-decorated car

colloquialjocular, humorous

Colloquial otaku term for a car covered in anime, manga, or game character stickers and paint. The name plays on 痛い (cringey/embarrassing).

See also: 痛い

秋あき葉は原ばらで派は手でな痛いた車しゃをよく見みかける。
I often see flashy itasha in Akihabara.
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの車くるまを痛いた車しゃに改かい造ぞうした。
He turned his car into an itasha.

Written forms

痛いた車しゃ
Standard kanji spelling; the 痛 (painful/cringey) is a jocular reference to the embarrassment of driving such a car.
イタ車しゃ
Katakana spelling emphasizing the slangy, playful nature; often seen in otaku contexts.

Kanji

痛pain, hurt, damage
車car

Similar words

痛いたい
The adjective meaning 'painful' or 'cringey'; 痛車 derives humorously from this, implying the owner's otaku passion is so intense it's embarrassing.

Etymology

A portmanteau of 痛い (itai, 'painful' or 'cringey') and 車 (sha, 'car'), coined in otaku culture to describe vehicles decorated with anime characters, suggesting the owner's obsession is so extreme it's 'painful' to witness.