前輪(ぜんりん)

ぜんりん
noun
front wheel
1. front wheel; front wheels
The front wheel(s) of a vehicle — most often a car, motorcycle, or bicycle. Contrasts with 後輪(こうりん) (rear wheel).
前輪(ぜんりん)がパンクした。
The front tire went flat.
この車(くるま)は前輪(ぜんりん)駆動(くどう)だ。
This car has front-wheel drive.
自転車(じてんしゃ)の前輪(ぜんりん)がぶれているので、自転車(じてんしゃ)屋(や)で調整(ちょうせい)してもらった。
The bicycle's front wheel was wobbling, so I had a bike shop adjust it.

Compound of 前(ぜん) (front) + 輪(りん) (wheel).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 前輪(ぜんりん)駆動(くどう): front-wheel drive (FWD)
  • 前輪(ぜんりん)ブレーキ: front brake
  • 前輪(ぜんりん)がパンクする: to get a flat in the front tire

RELATED TERMS:

  • 後輪(こうりん): rear wheel — the direct opposite
  • 両輪(りょうりん): both wheels (also figurative: two essential parts of something)
  • 四輪(よんりん)駆動(くどう): four-wheel drive (4WD)
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