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Transportation Vocabulary in Japanese: Words with Pronunciation and Examples

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交通 Transportation

Transportation vocabulary for Japanese learners, built around one clear everyday scene.

Use this guide to understand the 交通 theme before opening the card, story, word, and spelling modes. The same vocabulary stays connected across images, pronunciation, translations, and reading context for the en to ja learning path.

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Transportation Vocabulary in Japanese: Words with Pronunciation and Examples

Use this page as a quick reference for Transportation in Japanese. It gathers common Transportation vocabulary with pronunciation, translation, images, examples, and short reading context.

Scan the full theme first, then review the vocabulary list, example sentences, and short reading. Use spelling practice when you are ready to turn recognition into active recall.

Vocabulary summary

自転車

じてんしゃ

Bicycle

交差点

こうさてん

Intersection

ケーブルカー

けーぶるかー

Cable Car

交通

こうつう

Traffic

路面電車

ろめんでんしゃ

Tram

地下鉄

ちかてつ

Metro

ヘリコプター

へりこぷたー

Helicopter

ふね

Ship

トラック

とらっく

Truck

キックボード

きっくぼーど

Scooter

ボート

ぼーと

Boat

フェリー

ふぇりー

Ferry

新幹線

しんかんせん

High-speed Train

キャンピングカー

きゃんぴんぐかー

Recreational Vehicle

トンネル

とんねる

Tunnel

はし

Bridge

通り

とおり

Street

メトロ

めとろ

Subway

Common questions

What are common Transportation words in Japanese?

Start with words such as Bicycle, Intersection, Cable Car, Traffic, Tram, then review pronunciation, translations, and examples for each item.

How do you say Transportation in Japanese?

Open the word list for Transportation in Japanese to compare the theme name, related words, pronunciation, and example sentences.

How do you say Bicycle in Japanese?

Bicycle is shown as 自転車 in this theme, with pronunciation and example sentences on the word card.

What Transportation vocabulary should beginners learn in Japanese?

Beginners should learn the high-frequency words first, then use the short passage and spelling practice to move from recognition to recall.

自転車Bicycle交差点IntersectionケーブルカーCable Car交通Traffic路面電車Tram地下鉄MetroヘリコプターHelicopterShipトラックTruckキックボードScooterボートBoatフェリーFerry
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