乗用車(じょうようしゃ)

じょうようしゃ
noun
passenger car, automobile
formaltransportation
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.
This parking lot is for passenger cars only; buses cannot enter.

Composed of 乗用(じょうよう) (for riding) + 車(しゃ) (vehicle).

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Used in news reports, traffic regulations, legal documents, and official statistics. In casual speech, 車(くるま) is the standard word for "car."

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