ギア
also: ギヤ · ギアー · ギヤー
Meanings
1
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 shift into a higher gear and concentrate on work.
Usage patterns
- ギアを入れるto put (a vehicle) into gear
I pressed the clutch and put it into gear.
- ギアを下げるto shift down a gear
I shifted down a gear before starting up the hill.
- ギアが入るfor the gear to engage
I had trouble because the gear wouldn't engage.
Expressions
- ギアを上げるtake things to the next level; move into a higher gear