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