English–Japanese
“kei car” in Japanese
How to say “kei car” in Japanese
“Kei car” in Japanese is 軽 (kei).
It frames the vehicle as the light, compact member of Japan's legally defined car classes.
Example sentences with 軽
軽なら狭い道でも運転しやすいです。kei na ra sema i michi de mo un ten shi ya su i de su
A kei car is easy to drive even on narrow roads.
Tips for using 軽
- The phrase kei car is used in English automotive writing, preserving kei as a Japanese loanword while adding the ordinary English noun car.
Other Japanese words for “kei car”
この町では軽自動車が人気です。ko no machi de wa kei ji dō sha ga nin ki de su
Kei cars are popular in this town.