Vehicle, transportation in Japanese 🇯🇵

のりもの info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Mnemonics: Think of "nori" (which sounds like Japanese seaweed used in sushi) and "mono" (which means "thing"). So, "のりもの" can be imagined as a "thing that you ride".
– Association: Imagine attaching seaweed ("nori") to a car or bike ("mono" as a "thing"). Remembering this funny image helps recall "のりもの".

Explanations:
– "のりもの" (norimono) combines "乗り" (nori), which comes from the verb 乗る (noru, meaning "to ride"), and "物" (mono), which means "thing". Thus, it translates literally to "riding thing".

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 車 (くるま, kuruma): Commonly means car but can refer to vehicles in general in some contexts.
– 交通機関 (こうつうきかん, kōtsū kikan): Means "transportation facilities" and can be used to talk about different modes of public transport.
– 乗り具 (のりぐ, norigu): This is a more technical term meaning "riding apparatus" or vehicles.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– There aren't widely recognized slang meanings for "のりもの". It typically remains in the context of a vehicle or mode of transport.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 私は新しいのりものを買いました。
_Watashi wa atarashii norimono o kaimaa._
(I bought a new vehicle.)

2. のりものはここに駐車してください。
_Norimono wa koko ni chūsha e kudasai._
(Please park the vehicle here.)

3. こののりものはとても速い。
_Kono norimono wa totemo hayai._
(This vehicle is very fast.)

4. のりもののチケットを予約しました。
_Norimono no chiketto o yoyaku shimaa._
(I booked a ticket for the vehicle/transport.)

5. 電車もバスものりものの一部です。
_Densha mo basu mo norimono no ichibu desu._
(Trains and buses are also a part of transportation.)

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