車しゃ影えい

noun

car's shadow; sight of a car

Literary or descriptive noun. Can refer to the literal shadow cast by a car, or to the visual presence of a car (often in contexts where a car is barely visible or its presence is noted).

• 夕ゆう暮ぐれの道みちに、遠とおく車しゃ影えいが見みえた。

  In the evening road, I saw the sight of a car in the distance.

• 街がい灯とうの下したに車しゃ影えいが長ながく伸のびていた。

  The car's shadow stretched long under the streetlight.