カー

• 読み: かー
• ローマ字: kaa
• 発音: /kaː/

意味

Car. A motor vehicle for personal transportation.

A katakana loanword from English 'car.' Rarely used on its own in modern Japanese (車, kuruma, is far more common), but appears frequently in compound words: レンタカー (rentakaa, rental car), スポーツカー (supootsu kaa, sports car), カーナビ (kaa nabi, car navigation), カーレース (kaa reesu, car race). Understanding カー is essential for reading many automotive-related katakana words.

例文

1. 旅行先でレンタカーを借りた。
2. 父はスポーツカーに乗るのが夢だ。
3. カーナビがあれば道に迷わない。

使い方ガイド

場面: vehicles, travel, compound words

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Borrowed from English 'car,' ultimately from Latin 'carrus' (wheeled vehicle). Entered Japanese primarily as a component of compound loanwords rather than as a standalone term.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal