サンバイザー

さんばいざー
noun
sun visor
clothingsports
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(なつ)の強(つよ)い日差(ひざ)しを防(ふせ)ぐためにサンバイザーをかぶって散歩(さんぽ)に出(で)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(まぶ)しいのでサンバイザーを下(お)ろした。
It was dazzling, so I pulled down the sun visor.
運転席(うんてんせき)のサンバイザーを下(お)ろして西日(にしび)を遮(さえぎ)った。
I lowered the driver's-seat sun visor to block the evening sun.
長距離(ちょうきょり)ドライブのとき、サンバイザーの裏(うら)に鏡(かがみ)がついていると便利(べんり)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

Similar words

  • 帽子(ぼうし): 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(ひよ)け: sunshade, awning — a broader term for anything that blocks sun, including structures, not specifically headwear
  • 日傘(ひがさ): parasol, sun umbrella — another common Japanese sun-protection item, especially for women

Related Words

Compare: 帽子(ぼうし) (hat, cap)
Compare: キャップ (cap)
Compare: 日除(ひよ)け (sunshade, awning)
Compare: 日傘(ひがさ) (parasol, sun umbrella)
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Added 2026.4.15 2:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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