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Words Related to Car in Japanese

*ナンバー[プレート](なんばー[ぷれーと])”license plate”→When it is clear that we are talking about a car, we often omit the プレート (ぷれーと) part and simply call it ナンバー (なんばー). *[ドア]ミラー([どあ]みらー)”mirror”→To distinguish it from the interior rear view mirror, it is called ドアミラー (どあみらー) with an ドア (どあ), but it is often just called ミラー (みらー). *[カー]ナビ([かー]なび)”GPS”→カーナビ (かーなび) stands for …

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Words Related to Music in Japanese – Part 2

*歌(うた)”music with lyrics”曲(きょく)”music”→Both 歌 (うた) and 曲 (きょく) refer to music, but 歌 (うた) generally refers only to songs with lyrics. *ソロ(そろ)”solo”→Although it originally means a solo singer who has been working alone from the beginning, it is often used when a person who was originally performing in a group of two or more performs …

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