トランク
とらんく
noun
trunk; suitcase; car boot
1.
trunk; large suitcase
A large, rigid suitcase or travel case. Evokes the classic rectangular hard-sided luggage, though the word is sometimes used loosely for large bags in general.
トランクに荷物を詰める。
Pack luggage into a trunk.
革のトランクを持って旅に出た。
I set off on a trip with a leather trunk.
祖父の古いトランクから戦時中の手紙が出てきた。
Wartime letters came out of my grandfather's old trunk.
2.
trunk; boot (of a car)
The luggage compartment at the rear of a car. This is the standard everyday word for this part of the car in Japanese.
トランクを開ける。
Open the trunk.
買い物の袋をトランクに入れた。
I put the shopping bags in the trunk.
この車はトランクが広いので、ゴルフバッグも楽に入る。
This car has a spacious trunk, so a golf bag fits in easily.
A loanword from English "trunk." Both senses are common in everyday Japanese.
USAGE:
For luggage, トランク evokes a traditional hard-sided rectangular case. Modern wheeled suitcases are more often called スーツケース or キャリーケース, while トランク has a somewhat classic or vintage feel in this sense. For cars, トランク is the everyday word — it works for sedans and is sometimes extended to SUVs and hatchbacks, though 荷室 (cargo area) is also used for those.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- トランクを開ける: to open the trunk
- トランクに積む: to load into the trunk
- トランク{ルーム}: storage room, trunk room (a rental storage unit)
- トランクス: boxer shorts (trunks — note the different word)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- スーツケース: suitcase — the standard modern word for wheeled luggage
- キャリーケース: carry-on case — wheeled luggage, especially cabin-size
- 荷室: cargo area — a more generic term for a vehicle's luggage space