単車

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See also: 单车 and 單車

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: 4
しゃ
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
單車 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Appears to be a coinage in Japan of elements derived from Middle Chinese, as a compound of (tan, solo, just one, in reference to the single seat) +‎ (sha, vehicle).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(たん)(しゃ) (tansha

  1. a motorcycle, motorbike

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN