オートバイ

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Common wasei-eigo term for a two-wheeled motor vehicle. Used in everyday speech and writing.

オートバイに乗のるto ride a motorcycle
兄あにはオートバイに乗のって通つう勤きんしている。
My older brother commutes to work by motorcycle.
オートバイを運うん転てんするto drive/operate a motorcycle
免めん許きょがないとオートバイを運うん転てんできない。
You can't operate a motorcycle without a license.
オートバイでツーリングするto go touring by motorcycle
夏なつ休やすみにオートバイで北ほっ海かい道どうをツーリングした。
During summer vacation, I went touring around Hokkaido on my motorcycle.

バイクN5
バイク is the casual, everyday word for a motorcycle (and sometimes a bicycle), while オートバイ is the fuller, slightly more formal term used to avoid ambiguity.
単たん車しゃ
単車 is an older, more colloquial word for a motorcycle, while オートバイ is the standard neutral term used in writing and speech today.
モーターサイクル
オートバイ is an older loanword for motorcycle, while モーターサイクル is a more recent and formal-sounding term.
二に輪りん車しゃ
オートバイ is a slightly more formal everyday word for motorcycle, whereas 二輪車 is the broader technical category covering all two-wheeled vehicles.

原げん付つき
原付 refers specifically to a small-engine moped under 50cc, whereas オートバイ covers motorcycles of any size.

台だいN4
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Wasei-eigo derived from English 'auto-bi(cycle)'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a Japanese-coined term for motorcycle.