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How to say 'Motorcycle' in Japanese | オートバイ

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The Japanese word for Motorcycle is 'Outobai', written as オートバイ in Japanese.

    word

    オートバイ

    Meaning

    Motorcycle

    Reading

    Outobai

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'オートバイ (outobai)' refers to a 'motorcycle'. This term is commonly used in everyday conversation to describe a two-wheeled motor vehicle. It is a loanword derived from the English 'auto bike'. Example sentences include: He rides a motorcycle「彼はオートバイに乗る」(かれはオートバイにのる). I want to buy a motorcycle「オートバイを買いたい」(オートバイをかいたい). The word is often used in casual contexts and is easily understood by Japanese speakers.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    940

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word オートバイ

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    オ

    Reading

    O

  • katakana

    ト

    Reading

    To

  • katakana

    バ

    Reading

    Ba

  • katakana

    イ

    Reading

    I

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What does 'Outobai' (オートバイ) mean?

'Outobai' means 'Motorcycle' .

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