乗用車(じょうようしゃ)

じょうようしゃ
noun
passenger car, automobile
1. passenger car, automobile
A motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers, as opposed to trucks, buses, or commercial vehicles. This is the formal/official term for a regular car.
乗用車(じょうようしゃ)が一台(いちだい)停(と)まっている。
A passenger car is parked there.
乗用車(じょうようしゃ)とトラックが衝突(しょうとつ)した。
A passenger car and a truck collided.
この駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)は乗用車(じょうようしゃ)専用(せんよう)で、バスは入(はい)れません。
This parking lot is for passenger cars only; buses cannot enter.

USAGE: 乗用車(じょうようしゃ) is the formal and official term for a passenger car, often used in news reports, traffic regulations, and legal documents. In casual speech, 車(くるま) is the standard word for "car."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 乗用車(じょうようしゃ)専用(せんよう) (for passenger cars only)
  • 普通(ふつう)乗用車(じょうようしゃ) (standard passenger car)
  • 小型(こがた)乗用車(じょうようしゃ) (compact car)
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