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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.
Composed of 乗用 (for riding) + 車 (vehicle). The formal/official term for a passenger car.
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Used in news reports, traffic regulations, legal documents, and official statistics. In casual speech, 車 is the standard word for "car."
Common collocations
- 乗用車専用: for passenger cars only
- 普通乗用車: standard passenger car
- 小型乗用車: compact car
- 乗用車同士の事故: accident between passenger cars
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軽自動車 (kei car)
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普通車 (standard-sized car)