How to say "bumper" in Japanese

• バンパーCommon
  nounThe part of a car, truck, or other vehicle that absorbs impact in a collision, at the front or rear. This is the everyday word for the automotive sense of 'bumper'.
  バンパーが衝撃しょうげきをいくらか吸収きゅうしゅうしてくれた。↗

  The car bumper absorbed some of the impact.
• 車止めくるまどめCommon
  nounA physical barrier or stop that prevents a vehicle from going further, such as a buffer stop at the end of a rail track or a block in a parking space. It is not the word for a car's bumper.

Use 「バンパー」 for the shock-absorbing part of a car, and 「車止め」 for a barrier or stop that halts a vehicle, such as at the end of a rail line or in a parking area.

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• バンパーbumper
• 防舷材ぼうげんざいfender (on a boat)
• 防舷物ぼうげんぶつfender (on a boat)
• 車止めくるまどめbuffer stop