1.
car hood; bonnet (covering the engine)
The hinged cover over a car's engine compartment. The primary meaning of the word in modern Japanese — covering both UK 'bonnet' and US 'hood'.
From English 'bonnet'. Japanese uses the British term across regions, including for American-style cars where speakers of US English would say 'hood'.
Common collocations
- ボンネットを開ける: to open the hood
- ボンネットを閉める: to close the hood
- ボンネット内: under the hood
- ボンネットフード: hood/bonnet (more technical)
Usage
The English source word originally referred to a head covering, and ボンネット is occasionally used in fashion contexts to mean 'bonnet' (the headwear). The automotive sense is the default in modern Japanese.