四輪車|よんりんしゃyonrinsha
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Definitions
- nounautomobile; car
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym自動車じどうしゃNeutralThe formal term for an automobile; it covers trucks and buses too and makes no point of the number of wheels.
- Related車くるまNeutralThe everyday, most common word for a car, covering vehicles in general. 「四輪車」 leans legal and statistical, stressing the four wheels to set it apart from motorcycles.
- Antonym二輪車にりんしゃNeutralA two-wheeled vehicle, such as a motorcycle or bicycle; the counterpart to 「四輪車」 when the number of wheels is at issue.
In everyday speech say 「車」; in formal contexts 「自動車」. Use 「四輪車」 in legal or statistical settings where wheel count matters, e.g. 「四輪車の運転免許」; its counterpart is 「二輪車」.
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