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自家用車 (じかようしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
private car ; personal vehicle
Refers to a privately owned car, as opposed to a commercial or public vehicle. Often used in contexts like commuting, family use, or contrasting with public transport.
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In this area, life is inconvenient without a private car.
Kanji 用 utilize, business, service Similar words マイカー マイカー is a more casual, colloquial term for one's own car, often used in everyday conversation. 自家用車 is slightly more formal and commonly appears in written or official contexts.
自じ 家か 用よう 自家用 means 'for private use' and can modify other nouns (e.g., 自家用飛行機 'private plane'). 自家用車 specifically means a private car.
Etymology Compound of 自家 (じか, 'one's own home/private') + 用 (よう, 'use') + 車 (しゃ, 'vehicle'). The term follows a standard Sino-Japanese word formation pattern.
