弱冷房車(じゃくれいぼうしゃ)

じゃくれいぼうしゃ
noun
mildly air-conditioned train car
transportation
1. mildly air-conditioned train car
A train car where the air conditioning is set a little warmer than in the other cars, for passengers who find ordinary air conditioning too cold.
弱冷房車(じゃくれいぼうしゃ)に乗(の)ろう。
Let's ride in the mildly air-conditioned car.
冷(ひ)え性(しょう)なので弱冷房車(じゃくれいぼうしゃ)を選(えら)んでいる。
I choose the mildly air-conditioned car because I'm sensitive to cold.
夏(なつ)になると弱冷房車(じゃくれいぼうしゃ)のステッカーが車両(しゃりょう)に貼(は)られる。
When summer comes, mildly air-conditioned car stickers are placed on the train cars.

Etymology

弱(じゃく) (weak, mild) + 冷房(れいぼう) (air conditioning) + 車(しゃ) (car).

Usage

On many commuter lines in summer, one or two cars per train are marked 弱冷房車(じゃくれいぼうしゃ) with stickers on the doors or windows.

Related words

  • 女性専用車(じょせいせんようしゃ): women-only car
  • 冷房(れいぼう): air conditioning (cooling)