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タイヤ (taiya) Japanese meaning: tire | Kotomora
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The car's tire went flat.
I'll change to winter tires.
Usage patterns タイヤを 交こう 換かん する to change/replace a tire
I changed the tires before winter came.
タイヤがパンクする for a tire to get a flat/puncture
I got a flat tire on the highway.
タイヤの 空くう 気き を 入い れる to put air in a tire
I put air in my tires every month.
タイヤがすり 減へ る for a tire to wear down
This tire is pretty worn down.
Don't confuse with タイヤ (tire) and ダイヤ (diamond, or short for 'diagram'/train schedule) sound almost identical but refer to completely different things.
タイヤ is the rubber tire mounted on the ホイール, which is the metal rim/wheel itself, so the two parts are often confused.
Counted with book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
Word family· 14 studless winter tire
skid mark; tire mark
snow tire
spare tire
Written forms タイヤ Usage 99%
Standard katakana spelling for 'tire/tyre'.
タイア Usage 1%
rarely-used kana form
Rarely used kana form; learners should use タイヤ.
Etymology Borrowed from English 'tire' (or 'tyre').
wheel well; wheel housing
