バイク

ばいく
noun
motorcycle
1. motorcycle, motorbike
A two-wheeled motor vehicle. In Japanese, バイク typically refers to motorcycles rather than bicycles.
バイク()
To ride a motorcycle.
I want to get a motorcycle license.
He commutes by motorcycle.
On weekends, I go touring on my motorcycle.

USAGE NOTES:

  • In Japanese, バイク refers to motorcycles/motorbikes, not bicycles (自転車(じてんしゃ)).
  • This is a false friend for English speakers who might expect "bike" to mean bicycle.

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