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freight car; cargo vehicle
A vehicle used for transporting goods and cargo, whether a railway freight car or a road vehicle.
貨物車が通過した。
A freight vehicle passed by.
貨物車の通行が制限されている道路がある。
There are roads where freight vehicles are restricted.
駅の引き込み線に古い貨物車が何両か留置されていた。
Several old freight cars were parked on the siding at the station.
A compound of 貨物 (freight, cargo) and 車 (vehicle, car). Can refer to either a railway freight car or a road vehicle used for hauling goods.
In the railway context, 貨物車 specifically refers to individual freight cars as distinct from 貨物列車 (freight train), which is the entire train. On roads, it refers to trucks and other cargo-carrying vehicles.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 貨物車の通行: freight vehicle traffic
- 貨物車専用: freight vehicles only
- 有蓋貨物車: covered freight car (railway)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 貨物列車: freight train — the entire train, not individual cars
- トラック: truck — the common word for a cargo truck on the road
- 貨車: freight car — shortened form, used mainly for railway cars