How to say 'Car' in Japanese | カー

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The Japanese word for Car is 'Kaa', written as カー in Japanese.

word

カー

Meaning

Car

Reading

Kaa

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'カー (かー)' is a loanword from English, meaning 'car'. It is used to refer to automobiles or vehicles in general. This term is commonly used in casual conversation and is easily understood by Japanese speakers. For example: I bought a new car「新しいカーを買った」(あたらしいかーをかった). The car is fast「そのカーは速い」(そのかーははやい). It's important to note that while 'カー' is widely understood, the more traditional Japanese term for car is '車 (くるま)', which is also commonly used.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

3269

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word カー

This word contains 1 Katakana character :

katakana

カ

Reading

katakana

カー

Reading

Kaa

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'Kaa' means 'Car' .

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