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乗用車 (jouyousha) Japanese meaning: passenger car | Kotomora
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My father bought a new passenger car.
This parking lot is for passenger cars only.
Usage patterns 〈 乗じょう 用よう 車しゃ 〉 を 運うん 転てん する to drive a passenger car
He drives a passenger car to commute every day.
〈 乗じょう 用よう 車しゃ 〉 を 購こう 入にゅう する to purchase a passenger car
I'm saving money to purchase a new passenger car.
〈 乗じょう 用よう 車しゃ 〉 が 事じ 故こ を 起お こす for a passenger car to cause/get into an accident
A passenger car got into an accident at the intersection.
Kanji 乗 ride, power, multiplication 用 utilize, business, service Related words 車 is the everyday, casual word for any car or vehicle, while 乗用車 is a more formal, technical term specifically for passenger cars.
自動車 is a broader formal term covering all motor vehicles, whereas 乗用車 narrows this to cars designed for passengers.
Word family light passenger car; minicar; subcompact
small passenger car; compact car; minicar
standard-sized car; ordinary passenger car
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 乗用 means use for riding or carrying passengers, and 車 means vehicle or car.
