チャリ

ちゃり
noun
bike; bicycle (casual)
informaltransportation
1. bike; bicycle (casual)
Slang for 自転車(じてんしゃ) (bicycle). Casual, everyday term used by friends, family, and in social media — not appropriate in formal writing.
チャリで駅(えき)まで行(い)く。
I'll bike to the station.
雨(あめ)が降(ふ)ってきたから、チャリは置(お)いて歩(ある)いて帰(かえ)った。
It started raining, so I left the bike and walked home.
大学(だいがく)の駐輪場(ちゅうりんじょう)にはチャリがたくさん並(なら)んでいる。
The university's bike racks are lined with lots of bicycles.

Casual abbreviation of 自転車(じてんしゃ). Common in spoken Japanese, text messages, and casual writing; not used in formal speech or business contexts.

Common collocations

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Familiar / casual. Use 自転車(じてんしゃ) in formal speech, news, official documents, or with people you've just met.

Similar words

  • 自転車(じてんしゃ): bicycle — neutral / standard term
  • ママチャリ: 'mama-bike' — utility bicycle with a basket; specific subtype

Related Words

Related: ママチャリ (utility bicycle (specific type))
Compare: 自転車(じてんしゃ) (bicycle)
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Added 2026.5.13 13:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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