Japanese word

トラック

Pronunciation

Romajitorakku

Meaning

  • nountruck

Example

父はトラックを運転します。chichi wa to ra kku o un ten shi ma su

My father drives a truck.

Illustration for トラック (truck)

More examples

大きなトラックが道を走っています。ō ki na to ra kku ga michi o hashi tte i ma su

The big truck is driving on the road.

引っ越しの荷物をトラックに積みました。hi kko shi no ni motsu o to ra kku ni tsu mi ma shi ta

I loaded the moving boxes onto the truck.

Core concept

Refers either to a vehicle that carries goods or to a marked route used for movement, with context showing which sense is intended.

Common phrases

  • トラックを運転するto ra kku o un ten su ru

    drive a truck

  • トラックに荷物を積むto ra kku ni ni motsu o tsu mu

    load a truck

Definition in Japanese

荷物などを運ぶための大型の自動車。ni motsu na do o hako bu ta me no ō gata no ji dō sha

Word origin

The Japanese form トラック (torakku) represents two separate borrowings: English truck, "a goods vehicle", and English track, "a route or running surface".

Usage tips

  • Food truck is a common term for a vehicle that prepares and sells meals at different locations.

Other meanings

  • tracknoun

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