サンバイザー
さんばいざー
noun
sun visor
1.
sun visor (headwear)
A headwear item with a brim but no crown on top, worn to shade the eyes and face from the sun. Popular for outdoor sports like tennis and golf, as well as gardening and walking.
サンバイザーをかぶる。
I put on a sun visor.
テニスをするときはいつもサンバイザーをしている。
I always wear a sun visor when I play tennis.
夏の強い日差しを防ぐためにサンバイザーをかぶって散歩に出かけた。
I wore a sun visor to block the strong summer sunlight and went out for a walk.
2.
sun visor (in a car)
The flip-down panel mounted above the windshield inside a car, used to block sunlight while driving.
眩しいのでサンバイザーを下ろした。
It was dazzling, so I pulled down the sun visor.
運転席のサンバイザーを下ろして西日を遮った。
I lowered the driver's-seat sun visor to block the evening sun.
長距離ドライブのとき、サンバイザーの裏に鏡がついていると便利だ。
On long drives, it's convenient when there's a mirror on the back of the sun visor.
The word サンバイザー covers both the headwear and the car part; which sense is meant is usually clear from context.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- サンバイザーをかぶる: to put on a sun visor (headwear)
- サンバイザーをする: to wear a sun visor
- サンバイザーを下ろす: to lower the sun visor (in a car)
- サンバイザーを上げる: to raise the sun visor back up
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 帽子: hat, cap — a full head covering, not just a brim
- キャップ: cap — a baseball-style cap with a full crown
- 日除け: sunshade, awning — a broader term for anything that blocks sun, including structures, not specifically headwear
- 日傘: parasol, sun umbrella — another common Japanese sun-protection item, especially for women