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転車台 (てんしゃだい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

転てん車しゃ台だい

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Meanings

1

noun

railway turntable

A rotating platform used to turn locomotives or rolling stock in a rail yard or roundhouse.

蒸じょう気き機き関かん車しゃは転てん車しゃ台だいで方ほう向こうを変かえた。
The steam locomotive was turned around on the railway turntable.

2

noun

car turntable; driveway turntable

A rotating platform for turning vehicles in tight spaces, such as a garage or driveway.

Kanji

転revolve, turn around, change
車car
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Etymology

Compound of 転 (turn) + 車 (vehicle) + 台 (platform). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji directly reflect the function.

狭せまい駐ちゅう車しゃ場じょうに転てん車しゃ台だいを設せっ置ちして車くるまの向むきを変かえやすくした。

They installed a car turntable in the narrow parking lot to make it easier to turn the vehicle around.