ナビ
なび
noun
navigation system; car nav; GPS navigation
1.
navigation system; car nav; GPS navigation
An abbreviated form of ナビゲーション (navigation). Refers primarily to car navigation systems (カーナビ), but also used more broadly for any GPS or map-based navigation on smartphones and other devices.
ナビに住所を入れた。
I entered the address into the navigation system.
ナビの案内に従って走った。
I drove following the navigation's directions.
ナビが古くて、新しい道が表示されなかった。
The nav system was outdated and didn't show the new road.
知らない土地ではスマホのナビがないと不安だ。
In an unfamiliar place, I feel uneasy without my phone's navigation.
An abbreviation of ナビゲーション (navigation), itself from English. In Japanese, ナビ most commonly refers to an in-car GPS navigation device (カーナビ), which has been standard equipment in Japanese cars for decades. Japan was an early adopter of car navigation technology, and the word became part of everyday vocabulary.
More recently, ナビ also covers smartphone navigation apps like Google Maps. The word is used both as a standalone noun and as part of compounds.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- カーナビ: car navigation system
- ナビを設定する: to set the navigation
- ナビに従う: to follow the nav
- ナビの案内: navigation directions/guidance
- ナビを使う: to use the nav
SIMILAR WORDS:
- カーナビ: car navigation — the full compound; essentially the same as ナビ in driving contexts
- 地図アプリ: map app — the smartphone equivalent, though ナビ is also used for phone navigation
- GPS: GPS — the underlying satellite technology; ナビ refers to the user-facing system/device