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電気自動車 (でんきじどうしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

電でん気き自じ動どう車しゃ

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き

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Meanings

1

noun

electric car; electric vehicle

General term for any electric-powered automobile, including both pure EVs and plug-in hybrids in common usage.

最さい近きん、電でん気き自じ動どう車しゃに乗のり換かえる人ひとが増ふえている。
Recently, more people are switching to electric cars.
この電でん気き自じ動どう

車しゃ

は

一いっ

回かい

の

充じゅう

電でん

で

400

キロ

走はし

る

。

This electric vehicle can travel 400 kilometers on a single charge.

Kanji

電electricity
気spirit, mind, air
自oneself
動move, motion, change
車car

Similar words

ハイブリッド車しゃ
A hybrid vehicle uses both an electric motor and a gasoline engine, while 電気自動車 runs solely on electricity.
EV
Abbreviation often used in technical or marketing contexts; 電気自動車 is the full Japanese term.

Etymology

Compound of 電気 (electricity) + 自動車 (automobile). A straightforward modern coinage.