Cycling Vocabulary

日本語 (Japanese)

Bike Vocabulary　自転車の単語

Overview

Bike Parts, Etc.

Bicycle 自転車　(jitensha)
“Ladies Bike" ママチャリ (mama chari or charinko)
tire　タイヤ (taiya)
chain　チェィーン (chain)
bell　ベル (beru)
brake　ブレーキ (bre-ki)
gear　ギア (ge-a)
flat パンク (panku)

Please fix my bike この自転車を修理して下さい。(kono jitensha o shuri shite kudasai)

Directions

Where is a bike shop? 自転車屋さんはどこですか。(jitensha ya san wa doko desu ka?)
Where is the Golden Pavilion 金閣寺はどこですか。(Kinkakuji wa doko desu ka?)
Is it far to…? 。。。はで遠いすか？(…wa toi desu ka?)
Street 道、通り (michi  or dori – both can be used, though dori tends to be for larger roads)

Other

How much? いくらですか。(ikura desu ka?)
Ride 乗る (noru)
I ride a bike 自転車を乗ります (jitensha o norimasu)
Is it ok to park here? ここで停めていいですか。(koko de tomete ii desuka?)
Hill 坂 (saka)
Street light 信号 (shingo)
Red 赤 (aka) Yellow 黄 (kiiro) Green 青 (aoi)
Track bike racing 競輪　(keirin)
Bonking (i.e., when you hit the wall, are totally spent, can't go another inch)! くたくた　(kuta kuta)
Jerk! アホ！(Aho!)
Get the hell out of my way! どっけ！　(Dokke!)

Note: both of the above terms - "aho," and "dokke" - are very, very rude. In more than 15 years of riding in Kyoto, I have never resorted to them.

Motorcycle　バイク　(bike)
Car 車　(kuruma)