車しゃ体たい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

vehicle body; car body; frame

Refers to the main structural body of a vehicle, especially cars, but also trains, trucks, etc. 'Frame' is a secondary gloss; the primary meaning is the outer body.

事じ故こで車しゃ体たいが大おおきく損そん傷しょうした。
The car body was heavily damaged in the accident.
この電でん車しゃの車しゃ体たいはアルミ合ごう金きんでできている。
The body of this train is made of aluminum alloy.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で車しゃ体たいを洗あらうto wash the car body (somewhere)
駐ちゅう車しゃ場じょうで車しゃ体たいを洗あらった。
I washed the car body in the parking lot.
車しゃ体たいが傾かたむくthe vehicle body tilts/leans
急きゅうカーブで車しゃ体たいが大おおきく傾かたむいた。
The car body leaned sharply on the tight curve.
車しゃ体たいにキズがつくthe car body gets scratched/damaged
事じ故こで車しゃ体たいにキズがついた。
The car body got scratched in the accident.
車しゃ体たいを塗と装そうするto paint the vehicle body
工こう場じょうで新あたらしい車しゃ体たいを塗と装そうしている。
They are painting the new car body at the factory.

Kanji

車car
体body, substance, object

Related words

車しゃ両りょうN1
車両 refers to the vehicle as a whole unit (e.g. a train car or car), while 車体 specifically names the physical body/frame of that vehicle.
ボディー
ボディ is a casual loanword for a car's body used interchangeably with 車体 in everyday speech, while 車体 is the more technical/formal term.
胴どう体たいN1
車体 is the body of a land vehicle like a car or train, whereas 胴体 is more typically used for the fuselage of an aircraft or hull of a ship.

Don't confuse with

車しゃ両りょうN1
車両 means the vehicle or railway car as a whole unit, while 車体 refers narrowly to its body or chassis.

Counted with

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

Etymology

Compound of 車 (しゃ, 'vehicle') and 体 (たい, 'body').