単車

See also: 单车 and 單車

Japanese

Kanji in this term
単	車
たん Grade: 4	しゃ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
單車 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たんしゃ [tàńshá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [tã̠ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

単(たん)車(しゃ) • (tansha)

a motorcycle, motorbike

Synonyms

オートバイ (ōtobai)
バイク (baiku)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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