自じ動どう車しゃ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

car; automobile; motor vehicle

General term for a passenger car or motor vehicle. Slightly more formal than 車 (くるま) in everyday speech.

自じ動どう車しゃを運うん転てんするto drive a car
父ちちは毎まい日にち自じ動どう車しゃを運うん転てんして会かい社しゃに行いく。
My father drives his car to work every day.
自じ動どう車しゃに乗のるto get in/ride in a car
家か族ぞくで自じ動どう車しゃに乗のって旅りょ行こうに行いった。
The family went on a trip riding in a car.
自じ動どう車しゃが故こ障しょうするfor a car to break down
高こう速そく道どう路ろで自じ動どう車しゃが故こ障しょうしてしまった。
The car broke down on the highway.
自じ動どう車しゃを止とめるto park/stop a car
コンビニの前まえに自じ動どう車しゃを止とめた。
I parked the car in front of the convenience store.

車くるまN5
車 is the casual, everyday word for a car, while 自動車 is the more formal or technical term used in official contexts.
四よん輪りん車しゃ
自動車 is the everyday, general word for 'car', while 四輪車 is a more technical or formal term emphasizing the four-wheel structure, often used to contrast with two-wheeled vehicles.
車しゃ両りょうN1
自動車 specifically means a motor vehicle (car), while 車両 is the broader legal/technical term covering automobiles, trains, and other wheeled vehicles.
乗じょう用よう車しゃN1
自動車 is a broader formal term covering all motor vehicles, whereas 乗用車 narrows this to cars designed for passengers.
カーN3
自動車 is the formal, technical term for an automobile used in official or industry contexts, whereas カー is a lighter, more casual katakana word often seen in compounds.

自じ転てん車しゃN5
自動車 means a motorized car, while 自転車 means a bicycle; the similar kanji and sound often trip up learners.

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

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Compound of 自動 (self-moving) + 車 (vehicle). Calque from English 'automobile'.