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四輪駆動車 (yonrinkudousha) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

四よん輪りん駆く動どう車しゃ

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Meanings

1

four-wheel-drive vehicle; 4WD car

Refers to a vehicle with a four-wheel-drive system, typically an SUV or off-road vehicle.

雪ゆき道みちでは四よん輪りん駆く動どう車しゃが安あん全ぜんです。

A four-wheel-drive vehicle is safe on snowy roads.

Kanji

四four
輪wheel, ring, circle
駆drive, run, gallop
動move, motion, change
車car

Related words

四よん駆く
Abbreviation of 四輪駆動, often used casually for four-wheel-drive vehicles.
SUV
English loanword for sport utility vehicle; 四輪駆動車 is a more technical Japanese term.

Built from

四よん輪りん駆く動どう+車しゃ

Written forms

四よん輪りん駆く動どう車しゃ
Standard kanji spelling.
４よん輪りん駆く動どう車しゃ
Variant using numeral ４ instead of kanji 四.

Etymology

Compound of 四輪 (four wheels), 駆動 (drive), and 車 (vehicle).