いどうしゅだん
noun
means of transportation; way of getting around
1. means of transportation; mode of getting around
The method or vehicle a person uses to travel from one place to another — a car, train, bicycle, walking, and so on. A practical everyday term for how one moves about.
移動手段(いどうしゅだん)電車(でんしゃ)です。
My means of transportation is the train.
田舎(いなか)では(くるま)(おも)移動手段(いどうしゅだん)だ。
In the countryside, the car is the main means of transportation.
旅行(りょこう)計画(けいかく)()てるときは、移動手段(いどうしゅだん)(さき)()めておくと便利(べんり)だ。
When planning a trip, it is convenient to decide on your means of transportation first.

Formed from 移動(いどう) (movement, travel) + 手段(しゅだん) (means, method). Refers to whatever a person uses to get around.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 移動手段(いどうしゅだん)確保(かくほ)する: to secure a means of transportation
  • (おも)移動手段(いどうしゅだん): the main mode of transport
  • 移動手段(いどうしゅだん)がない: to have no way of getting around

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 交通手段(こうつうしゅだん): means of transportation — nearly synonymous, but leans slightly toward public transport systems.
  • ()(もの): vehicle; ride — the physical vehicle itself, not the method of travel.