Japanese Transportation Vocabulary

Transportation in Japanese

Transportation in Japanese: car, boat, fire truck, ambulance, airplane, Shinkansen, train, bicycle, subway, taxi, and more.

Transportation in Japanese (Drag Japanese to the Matching Image; Tap to Hear English)
Japanese Transportation Vocabulary
Japanese Transportation Vocabulary
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バイクbaiku電單車motorbike
地下鉄ちかてつchikatetsu地下鐵subway
電車でんしゃdensha電車train
フェリーferī渡輪ferry
帆船はんせんhansen帆船sailboat
ヘリコプターherikoputā直升機helicopter
飛行機ひこうきhikōki飛機plane
ふねfuneship
自転車じてんしゃjitensha單車bicycle
くるまkurumacar
救急車きゅうきゅうしゃkyūkyūsha救護車ambulance
オープンカーōpunkā開篷車convertible
パトカーpatokā警車police patrol car
新幹線しんかんせんshinkansen新幹線shinkansen
スペースシャトルsupēsu shatoru穿梭機space shuttle
消防車しょうぼうしゃshōbōsha消防車fire engine
タクシーtakushī的士taxi
トラックtorakku貨車truck/lorry
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