Translation guide
The abbreviation 'cc' is used in English for carbon copy in emails and for cubic centimeters in measurements. This guide explains how to express these concepts naturally in Japanese.
To refer to the CC field in email or the act of CC'ing someone.
The abbreviation 'CC' is widely used in Japanese email contexts, pronounced シーシー. It can be used as a noun or a verb with する.
彼をCCに入れてください。
Please CC him.
メールをCCで送りました。
I sent the email with CC.
To express engine displacement or volume in cubic centimeters.
The abbreviation 'cc' is used in Japanese for cubic centimeters, especially for engine displacement. It is read as シーシー.
このバイクは250ccです。
This motorcycle is 250cc.
エンジンは2000ccの排気量がある。
The engine has a displacement of 2000cc.
The full Japanese term for carbon copy. Less common than the abbreviation but understood in technical contexts.
カーボンコピーに彼のアドレスを追加した。
I added his address to the carbon copy.
The full Japanese term for cubic centimeters. Used in formal or scientific contexts.
容器の容量は500立方センチメートルです。
The container's capacity is 500 cubic centimeters.