牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ)

けんいんしゃ
noun
tow truck; towing vehicle; tractor
1. tow truck; towing vehicle
A vehicle equipped to tow or haul other vehicles, typically broken-down or illegally parked cars.
故障(こしょう)車(しゃ)を牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ)で運(はこ)んだ。
The broken-down car was transported by a tow truck.
違法(いほう)駐車(ちゅうしゃ)の車(くるま)が牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ)で撤去(てっきょ)された。
The illegally parked car was removed by a tow truck.
事故(じこ)現場(げんば)に牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ)が到着(とうちゃく)するまで1時間(いちじかん)かかった。
It took an hour for the tow truck to arrive at the accident scene.
2. tractor; prime mover
A powered vehicle designed to pull trailers, heavy equipment, or other loads. Includes agricultural tractors and the cab units of articulated trucks.
大型(おおがた)の牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ)がトレーラーを引(ひ)いている。
A large tractor is pulling a trailer.
農場(のうじょう)では牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ)で重(おも)い機材(きざい)を移動(いどう)させる。
On the farm, a tractor is used to move heavy equipment.
この牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ)は最大(さいだい)20(にじゅう)トンの荷物(にもつ)を牽引(けんいん)できる。
This tractor can tow loads up to 20 tons.

A compound of 牽引(けんいん) (towing, pulling) and 車(しゃ) (vehicle). The word covers both roadside-assistance tow trucks and industrial/agricultural towing vehicles.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ)を呼(よ)ぶ: to call a tow truck
  • 牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ)で運(はこ)ぶ: to transport by tow truck
  • 大型(おおがた)牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ): large towing vehicle
  • 牽引(けんいん)車(しゃ)免許(めんきょ): towing vehicle license

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • レッカー車(しゃ): wrecker, tow truck — specifically the roadside-assistance type; more common in everyday speech
  • トラクター: tractor — the loanword used more commonly for agricultural tractors
  • 牽引(けんいん)免許(めんきょ): towing license — the additional license needed to tow trailers in Japan
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