ハイブリッド

はいぶりっど
noun, na-adjective
hybrid
technical
1. hybrid, combination of two types
Something that combines two different elements, technologies, or approaches. Most commonly used in Japan for hybrid vehicles (combining gasoline and electric motors), but also applied broadly to mixed systems, styles, or formats.
ハイブリッド車(しゃ)に乗(の)り換(か)えた。
I switched to a hybrid car.
ハイブリッド型(がた)の授業(じゅぎょう)では、対面(たいめん)とオンラインを組(く)み合(あ)わせる。
In hybrid-style classes, in-person and online formats are combined.
和(わ)と洋(よう)のハイブリッドな料理(りょうり)が若者(わかもの)に人気(にんき)を集(あつ)めている。
Hybrid cuisine blending Japanese and Western styles is gaining popularity among young people.

Usage: ハイブリッド is a loanword from English "hybrid." In Japan, it is most strongly associated with hybrid vehicles, but its use has expanded to describe any combination of two different approaches.

Common collocations

  • ハイブリッド車(しゃ) / ハイブリッドカー (hybrid car)
  • ハイブリッド型(がた) (hybrid-type, hybrid-format)
  • ハイブリッド勤務(きんむ) (hybrid work — mixing office and remote work)
  • プラグインハイブリッド (plug-in hybrid)

Abbreviation: Often shortened to ハイブリ in casual speech.

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