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right lane (of a road)
The traffic lane on the right side of a multi-lane road. In Japan, where cars drive on the left, the right lane is typically the passing or turning lane.
右車線に移る。
I move into the right lane.
右折するので右車線を走った。
Since I was turning right, I drove in the right lane.
追い越すときだけ右車線を使い、すぐに左に戻るのが基本だ。
The rule of thumb is to use the right lane only when overtaking and then return to the left right away.
Formed from 右 (right) + 車線 (traffic lane). In Japan's left-hand traffic, the right lane is generally the overtaking lane and the lane used to prepare for right turns.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 右車線に入る: to enter the right lane
- 右車線を走る: to drive in the right lane
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 左車線: left lane — the opposite; in Japan the main travel lane
- 追い越し車線: passing lane — names the lane by its function rather than its position