- 1. Automotive Parts, Components, and Vehicle Types
- 2. Automotive Manufacturing, Processes, and Services
- 3. Automotive Industry Transactions, Terminology, and Communication Phrases
- 4. Common Phrases for Automotive Industry Conversations
- Discussing Car Parts and Components
- Talking About Automotive Production and Manufacturing
- Discussing Vehicle Types and Technology
- Talking About Automotive Business and Transactions
- Miscellaneous Automotive Phrases
If you're working in or dealing with Japan’s automotive industry, mastering the right Japanese vocabulary is essential for smooth communication.
1. Automotive Parts, Components, and Vehicle Types
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Engine (エンジン, enjin)
- Transmission (トランスミッション, toransumisshon)
- Tires (タイヤ, taiya)
- Brake (ブレーキ, bure-ki)
- Exhaust (排気, haiki)
- Sedan (セダン, sedan)
- SUV (スポーツユーティリティビークル, supootsu yu-tiliti bi-kuru)
- Electric car (電気自動車, denki jidousha)
- Hybrid car (ハイブリッドカー, haiburiddo ka-)
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2. Automotive Manufacturing, Processes, and Services
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Assembly line (組み立てライン, kumitate rain)
- Factory (工場, koujou)
- Welding (溶接, yousetsu)
- Quality control (品質管理, hinshitsu kanri)
- Automotive design (自動車設計, jidousha sekkei)
- Prototype (試作車, shisaku-sha)
- Testing (テスト, tesuto)
- Research and development (研究開発, kenkyuu kaihatsu)
- Business card exchange (名刺交換, meishi koukan)
3. Automotive Industry Transactions, Terminology, and Communication Phrases
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Supplier (サプライヤー, sapuraiyaa)
- Distribution (流通, ryuutsu)
- Parts inventory (部品在庫, buhin zaiko)
- Logistics (ロジスティクス, rojisutikkusu)
- OEM (オリジナル装置製造業者, orijinaru souchi seizou gyousha)
- R&D (研究開発, kenkyuu kaihatsu)
- Bank transfer (振込, furikomi)
- Direct debit (引き落とし, hikiotoshi)
- Electronic money (電子マネー, denshi mane)
- “The vehicle passed the safety test” (車両は安全テストに合格しました, sharyou wa anzen tesuto ni goukaku shimashita)
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4. Common Phrases for Automotive Industry Conversations
Discussing Car Parts and Components
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このエンジンはどのくらいの性能ですか?
(Kono enjin wa dono kurai no seinou desu ka?)
"How powerful is this engine?" - タイヤはどれくらい持ちますか?
(Taiya wa dore kurai mochimasu ka?)
"How long do the tires last?"
- ブレーキの効き具合を確認してください。
(Bure-ki no kikiguai wo kakunin shite kudasai.)
"Please check the performance of the brakes."
Talking About Automotive Production and Manufacturing
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現在、組み立てラインは稼働していますか?
(Genzai, kumitate rain wa kadou shiteimasu ka?)
"Is the assembly line currently operating?" - 工場で新しいモデルの生産が始まりましたか?
(Koujou de atarashii moderu no seisan ga hajimarimashita ka?)
"Has production of the new model started at the factory?"
- 自動車の設計に関して、どの技術が使われていますか?
(Jidousha no sekkei ni kanshite, dono gijutsu ga tsukawareteimasu ka?)
"What technology is being used in the automotive design?"
Discussing Vehicle Types and Technology
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電気自動車のバッテリーはどれくらい持ちますか?
(Denki jidousha no batterii wa dore kurai mochimasu ka?)
"How long does the battery of the electric car last?" - ハイブリッドカーは燃費が良いですね。
(Haiburiddo ka- wa nenpi ga ii desu ne.)
"Hybrid cars are fuel-efficient, aren't they?"
- SUVの新しいモデルはどうですか?
(SUV no atarashii moderu wa dou desu ka?)
"How is the new model of the SUV?"
Talking About Automotive Business and Transactions
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私たちは新しい自動車のモデルを開発中です。
(Watashitachi wa atarashii jidousha no moderu wo kaihatsu chuu desu.)
"We are developing a new car model." - この部品はすぐに供給できますか?
(Kono buhin wa sugu ni kyoukyuu dekimasu ka?)
"Can these parts be supplied immediately?"
- この車の生産にかかる時間はどれくらいですか?
(Kono kuruma no seisan ni kakaru jikan wa dore kurai desu ka?)
"How long does it take to produce this car?"
- 振込でお支払いできますか?
(Furikomi de oshiharai dekimasu ka?)
"Can I pay by bank transfer?"
Miscellaneous Automotive Phrases
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どのメーカーの車が一番売れていますか?
(Dono me-ka- no kuruma ga ichiban ureteimasu ka?)
"Which car brand is selling the most?" - 車両の性能テストはいつ行われますか?
(Sharyou no seinou tesuto wa itsu okonawaremaska?)
"When is the vehicle performance test conducted?"
- この車の製造過程について教えてください。
(Kono kuruma no seizou katei ni tsuite oshiete kudasai.)
"Please tell me about the manufacturing process of this car."