()(もの)

のりもの
noun
vehicle, ride
1. vehicle, means of transportation
Any vehicle used for transportation, including cars, trains, bicycles, etc.
どんな()(もの)()ました
What kind of transportation did you come by?
()(もの)()いやすい
I easily get motion sickness.
乗り物酔い = motion sickness
I commute by public transportation.
Please don't eat inside the vehicle.
I got a vehicle license.
This vehicle is environmentally friendly.
2. ride (at amusement park)
An attraction at an amusement park that people ride on.
I rode the rides at the amusement park.
This ride is popular with children.
(こわ)()(もの)苦手(にがて)
I'm not good with scary rides.
The Ferris wheel is my favorite ride.
Are there any rides that small children can go on?

()(もの) is a general term for anything you ride — vehicles, amusement park rides, etc. Composed of ()る (to ride) + (もの) (thing).

MEANINGS:
1. Any vehicle or means of transportation: cars, trains, buses, bicycles, airplanes, boats
2. Amusement park rides: roller coasters, Ferris wheels, etc.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • ()(もの)()い: motion sickness
  • 公共(こうきょう)()(もの): public transportation
  • ()(もの)()る: to ride a vehicle/ride

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 車両(しゃりょう): vehicle (technical/official term, especially for trains and rail cars)
  • 交通(こうつう)機関(きかん): transportation system (more formal, refers to the system rather than individual vehicles)