クラクション

くらくしょん
noun
car horn; klaxon
transportation
1. car horn; klaxon
The horn of an automobile, sounded to warn or signal others. From the brand name 'Klaxon'.
クラクションを鳴(な)らす。
To honk the horn.
The car behind honked its horn.
住宅街(じゅうたくがい)では無用(むよう)なクラクションを鳴(な)らさないようにしよう。
Let's avoid sounding the horn needlessly in residential areas.

A loanword from the 'Klaxon' brand name. The standard verb for using it is 鳴(な)らす (to sound).

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Similar words

  • 警笛(けいてき): warning horn; whistle — a more formal term, also used for train and ship horns