Japanese word

エレベーター

Pronunciation

Romajierebētā

Meaning

  • nounelevator

Example

エレベーターはどこですか?e re bē tā wa do ko de su ka

Where is the elevator?

Illustration for エレベーター (elevator)

More examples

荷物が多いので、エレベーターを使います。ni motsu ga ō i no de e re bē tā o tsuka i ma su

I use the elevator because I have a lot of luggage.

Core concept

A powered cabin moves vertically through a building so people can reach different floors.

Common phrases

  • エレベーターに乗るe re bē tā ni no ru

    ride the elevator

  • エレベーターを降りるe re bē tā o o ri ru

    get off the elevator

Similar words

昇降機shōkōki: A formal term for a machine that moves people or goods between floors.

Definition in Japanese

箱形の室を上下に動かし、人や荷物を建物の階の間で運ぶ設備。hako gata no muro o jō ge ni ugo ka shi hito ya ni motsu o tate mono no kizahashi no aida de hako bu setsu bi

Word origin

エレベーター (erebētā, "elevator") is borrowed from English elevator, a word formed from elevate and the suffix -or for an agent or device.

Usage tips

  • The word elevator also appears in compound terms such as elevator music, which originally referred to music played in some elevators.

Other meanings

  • liftnoun

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