後輪(こうりん)

こうりん
noun
rear wheel
1. rear wheel; back wheel
The rear wheel(s) of a vehicle — most often a car, motorcycle, or bicycle. Contrasts with 前輪(ぜんりん) (front wheel).
後輪(こうりん)がパンクした。
The rear tire went flat.
スポーツカーの多(おお)くは後輪(こうりん)駆動(くどう)だ。
Many sports cars are rear-wheel drive.
雪道(ゆきみち)では後輪(こうりん)が滑(すべ)りやすいので慎重(しんちょう)に運転(うんてん)した。
Since the rear wheels slip easily on snowy roads, I drove cautiously.

Compound of 後(こう) (rear/behind) + 輪(りん) (wheel).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 後輪(こうりん)駆動(くどう): rear-wheel drive (RWD)
  • 後輪(こうりん)ブレーキ: rear brake
  • 後輪(こうりん)が滑(すべ)る: the rear wheels slip

RELATED TERMS:

  • 前輪(ぜんりん): front 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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