How to say "chassis" in Japanese

• 車台しゃだいCommon
  nounThe automotive sense: the frame or base structure of a car; it can also refer to the car's body. Use this when chassis describes a vehicle, as in car construction or repair.
• 筐体きょうたいCommon
  nounThe machine sense: the case, casing, or housing that encloses equipment. Use this for the chassis of a computer or an arcade cabinet, where chassis means the enclosure rather than a vehicle frame.

For chassis meaning a vehicle's frame, use 車台; for chassis meaning the case or housing of a machine such as a computer, use 筐体 — choose by whether the word refers to a car or to equipment.

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• 車台しゃだいchassis
• 筐体きょうたいcase (of a machine, computer, etc.)
• シャーシchassis