In this article, we are going to share a complete list of words related to traffic, transportation and vehicles in the Japanese language. Hope you like this vocabulary list to improve your Japanese language learning. Before, let's leave a list of related articles in case you want to take a little look:
- Signs and Traffic Signs in Japan
- The streets and traffic in Japan
- Driver's License in Japan - Tips and Procedures
Table of Contents
Traffic and Transport Vocabulary in Japanese
| Portuguese | Japanese | Romaji |
| Traffic accident | 交通事故 | traffic accident |
| Automobile | 自動車 | jidousha |
| Airplane | 飛行機 | Airplane |
| avenue, street | 通り | toori |
| Bike / Motorcycle | バイク | baiku |
| Bicycle | 自転車 | bicycle |
| Sidewalk | 歩道 | pedestrian |
| Truck | トラック | track |
| Song | 角 | tsuno |
| Car | 車/自動車 | car/automobile |
| To lead | 運転する | drive |
| Entry | 入口 | entrance |
| Station | 駅 | station |
| fast lane | 速度道路 | sokudo douro |
| Road | 道路 | Douro |
| Crosswalk | 横断歩道 | oudanhodou |
| slope / hill | 坂 | saka |
| Crossing | 交差点 | intersection |
| License (driving) | 免許証 | license |
| parking space | 駐車場 | chuushajou |
| Driver | 運転手 | driver |
| Driver | ドライバー | drive |
| Stop | 止まれ | stop |
| age | 通行 | tsuukou |
| Walkway | 歩道橋 | hodoukyou |
| Pedestrian | 歩行者 | hokousha |
| Bus stop | バス停 | basutei |
| Gas station | ガソリンスタンド | gasorinsutando |
| Rodovia translates to "Highway" in English. | 車道 | shadow |
| Street | 通り | toori |
| Exit | 出口 | exit |
| Traffic light | 信号 | shingou |
| Security | 安全 | safety |
| Go straight on | まっすぐ | straight |
| Green light | 青信号 | aoshingou |
| Red sign | 赤信号 | akashingou |
| warning signs | 警戒標識 | keikai hyōshiki |
| rail crossing | 踏み切り | level crossing |
| Bullet train | 新幹線 | shinkansen |
| Train | 電車 | train |
| Traffic | 交通 | traffic |
| Taxi | タクシー | taxi |
| Van | バン | ban |
| Vehicles | 車両/乗り物 | sharyou/norimono |
| Turn | 曲がる | bend |
| Bus | バス | bus |
- Kei Jidousha - The mini cars with 0.6 engine
- Keijidousha (軽自動車) refers to "light vehicles" with lower power than normal ones;
- 普通自動車 (futsuu jidousha) refers to "regular vehicles";
Hope you enjoyed the article! If you have any more suggestions to add to the list of words related to transit and transport in Japanese, just leave it in the comments.
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