bicycle commuting (to school or work)
Colloquial abbreviation of チャリ (bicycle) + 通学/通勤 (commuting). Used mainly in casual conversation among students and young workers.
雨の日はチャリ通が大変だ。
Bicycle commuting is tough on rainy days.
He commutes to university by bicycle every day.
Standard colloquial spelling using katakana for チャリ (bicycle) and kanji for 通 (commute).
Hiragana variant of the same colloquial compound; less common than the katakana form.
Abbreviation of チャリ (slang for bicycle) and 通学/通勤 (commuting to school/work).