自転車

じてんしゃ

Bicycle, bike

N5noun·jitensha

How to remember it

自 (self) + 転 (turn) + 車 (car) — a self-turning car you pedal.

Example sentences

  • 自転車で学校へ行きます。

    じてんしゃでがっこうへいきます。

    I go to school by bicycle.

  • 自転車に乗るのが好きです。

    じてんしゃにのるのがすきです。

    I like riding a bicycle.

Usage

Common noun; use the particle で for "by bicycle."

Related words

乗る電車

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