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リニアモーターカー (riniamootaakaa) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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I'd like to ride a maglev train someday.
Plans for a new linear motor train line were announced.
Usage patterns リニアモーターカーが 走はし る for a maglev train to run/travel
The maglev train travels at 500 km/h.
リニアモーターカーに 乗の る to ride a maglev train
I'd like to try riding a maglev train once.
リニアモーターカーを 開かい 発はつ する to develop a maglev train
Japan has been developing maglev trains for many years.
Related words リニア is the shorter, everyday abbreviation people use in casual speech, while リニアモーターカー is the fuller, more formal term for the same maglev train.
磁気浮上式鉄道 is the technical, official term for a magnetic-levitation railway, whereas リニアモーターカー is the familiar word ordinary people use for the same thing.
Written forms リニアモーターカー
Standard katakana spelling without middle dots; this is the prioritized form.
リニア・モーターカー
リニア ・ モーター ・ カー
This fully separated middle-dot form is search-only; useful for lookup but not the normal spelling.
Etymology It is wasei-eigo, formed from English elements “linear” and “motorcar.” In Japanese it denotes a train powered by a linear motor, often a maglev train.
