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

Noun

単(たん)車(しゃ) • (tansha) 

  1. a motorcycle, motorbike

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (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
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