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水槽車 (suisousha) Japanese meaning: tank truck | Kotomora

水すい槽そう車しゃ

Meanings

1

tank truck; tank car

A vehicle equipped with a large tank for transporting liquids or gases.

水すい槽そう車しゃがガソリンスタンドに燃ねん料りょうを運はこんでいる。
A tank truck is delivering fuel to the gas station.

Kanji

水water
槽vat, tub, tank
車car

Related words

タンクローリー
タンクローリー is a more common loanword for a tank truck, while 水槽車 is a native Japanese compound that explicitly refers to a water tank vehicle, though it can be used for other liquids.

Built from

水すい槽そう

Etymology

Compound of 水槽 (water tank) and 車 (vehicle).