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バックギア

also: バックギヤ

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Meanings

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noun

reverse gear

Wasei-eigo from English 'back gear'; used in automotive contexts to refer to the reverse gear of a vehicle.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from back gear

車くるまをバックギアに入いれて、ゆっくり後こう退たいした。
I put the car into reverse gear and slowly backed up.

Written forms

バックギヤ
Variant spelling using ギヤ instead of ギア; both are used.
バック・ギア
- バックギア
  Spelling with interpunct; included for search convenience.
- バック・ギア
バック・ギヤ
- バックギヤ
  Variant with interpunct; included for search convenience.
- バック・ギヤ

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'back gear'.