also: ギヤ · ギアー · ギヤー
Refers to a mechanical gear (toothed wheel) or, by extension, a gear system in vehicles, machinery, etc. Also used metaphorically for 'gear' in contexts like 'shifting gears' in work or life.
The bicycle's gear broke.
I pressed the clutch and put it into gear.
I shift into a higher gear and concentrate on work.
I shifted down a gear before starting up the hill.
I had trouble because the gear wouldn't engage.
fixed gear (bicycle)
gearshift
Game Gear
spur gear
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'gear'.
Alternate katakana spelling; less common than ギア but still encountered.
Search-only kana form; not a standard spelling.
Search-only kana form; not a standard spelling.
Loanword from English 'gear'.