チャリンコ

ちゃりんこ
noun
bike; bicycle
informalcolloquialtransportation
1. bike; bicycle (slang)
A casual word for a bicycle, often shortened further to チャリ.
チャリンコで行(い)く。
I'll go by bike.
駅(えき)までチャリンコで十分(じゅっぷん)だ。
It's ten minutes to the station by bike.
高校生(こうこうせい)のころは、毎日(まいにち)チャリンコで片道(かたみち)一時間(いちじかん)かけて通学(つうがく)していた。
In high school I rode my bike an hour each way to school every day.

Casual and a little childish or rough; チャリ is the more common form among young people. Of uncertain origin.

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Compare: 自転車(じてんしゃ) (bicycle)
Compare: バイク (motorbike)
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