アクセル

アクセル · akuseru · JLPT N1 · noun

accelerator

🚗 アクセル = akuseru, from English 'accelerator': the gas pedal that makes a car speed up

Katakana loanword of English 'accelerator', shortened to アクセル in everyday Japanese. Think of it as the 'go' pedal, the opposite of ブレーキ (burēki, brake).

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