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貨物自動車 (kamotsujidousha) Japanese meaning: truck | Kotomora

貨か物もつ自じ動どう車しゃ

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も

つ

じ

ど

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しゃ

Meanings

1

truck; lorry

Formal term for a motor vehicle designed to carry freight. In everyday speech, トラック is more common.

貨か物もつ自じ動どう車しゃの運うん転てん手しゅは長ちょう距きょ離りを走

はし

る

こと

が

多おお

い

。

Truck drivers often travel long distances.

この道どう路ろは大おお型がた貨か物もつ自じ動どう車しゃの通つう行こうが禁きん止しされている。

Large trucks are prohibited on this road.

Kanji

貨freight, goods, property
物thing, object, matter
自oneself
動move, motion, change
車car

Related words

トラック
Common loanword for 'truck' used in daily conversation. 貨物自動車 is more formal and often appears in legal or technical contexts.

Built from

貨か物もつ+自じ動どう車しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 貨物 (freight) + 自動車 (automobile). A straightforward modern coinage for motorized freight vehicles.