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変速装置 (hensokusouchi) Japanese meaning: gearbox | Kotomora

変へん速そく装そう置ち

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Meanings

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gearbox; transmission

Mechanical device that changes speed or torque, typically in vehicles or machinery.

この車くるまの変へん速そく装そう置ちは6速そくマニュアルです

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This car's transmission is a 6-speed manual.

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
速quick, fast
装attire, dress, pretend
置placement, put, set

Related words

トランスミッション
Common loanword for 'transmission', often used interchangeably with 変速装置 in automotive contexts.
ギアボックス
Loanword 'gearbox', more specific to the housing containing gears; 変速装置 is a broader term for the whole speed-changing mechanism.

Word family

自じ動どう変へん速そく装そう置ち
automatic transmission

Built from

変へん速そく+装そう置ち

Etymology

Compound of 変速 (hensoku, 'speed change') + 装置 (sōchi, 'device').