Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 にエアを 入い れる to put air into something (e.g. a tire)
エアが 抜ぬ ける for air to leak out (of a tire, ball, etc.)
The air has leaked out of the bicycle tire.
Related words 空気 is the everyday native word for air or atmosphere in general, while エア is a katakana term used mainly for air in tires, equipment, or products.
Don't confuse with 空 means the sky, not air as a substance, so it should not be used where エア (air, e.g. in a tire) is meant.
Word family· 55 air bag
airport
airline
air force
airmail
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airway
air cargo
stewardess; female flight attendant
air guitar
air sickness; airsickness
airship
airstair
air duct
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Written forms エア Usage 82%
Common katakana spelling, especially in compounds and product or technical contexts.
エアー Usage 18%
Common long-vowel variant of エア ; often seen in everyday and commercial writing.
エヤー
Rare katakana variant; エア and エアー are the practical modern spellings.
Etymology A katakana word. No language of origin is specified, so the exact borrowing history is not stated here.
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