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41+ Japanese Vocabulary for Automotive Industry: Car Terms

Contents
  • 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

Japanese Vocabulary for Automotive Industry

  • 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

Japanese Vocabulary for Manufacturing, Processes, and Services

  • 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

Automotive Industry

  • 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)

Read more: 1000 Most Common Japanese Words - Free PDF

4. Common Phrases for Automotive Industry Conversations

 Automotive Industry Phrases to use

Discussing Car Parts and Components

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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."
     
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