How to say "fender" in Japanese

• フェンダー
  nounA katakana loanword for the car sense: the body panel over a wheel, the part British English calls a wing. Use it when talking about dents or repairs to that part of a car.
• 防舷材ぼうげんざい
  nounThe boat and dock sense: a fender on a boat's hull or a bumper on a dock or pier, absorbing impact when vessels moor. Expect it mainly in shipping and harbor contexts.
• 防舷物ぼうげんぶつ
  nounThe same sense as 防舷材: a fender on a boat or a bumper on a dock or pier, cushioning hulls and berthing structures against impact. It is a synonym of 防舷材.

For the car part use 「フェンダー」; for fenders on boats and bumpers on docks use the maritime term 防舷材 or its synonym 防舷物, which cover the same nautical sense.

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• フェンダーfender (of a car)
• フェンダーFender
• 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)
• 泥除けどろよけfender (of a car)