オートバイ

オートバイ · ootobai · JLPT N4 · noun

motorcycle

オートバイ — motorcycle

🏍️ オートバイ = auto + bi(ke): a bike that goes by itself

A Japanese-made English coinage: ooto (auto) + bai (the first half of baiku, bike). Say it aloud as OH-toh-bye, auto-bi, and the meaning is right there in the sound: an automatic bike, i.e. a motorcycle.

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