Word
トラック
Meaning in Englishtruck; (running) track
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What it means
トラック means a truck, a motor vehicle used to transport goods. It covers freight vehicles of varying sizes and is common in logistics and roadway transport; in casual speech it can also denote a music track or recording.
Main meanings
- Truck or freight vehicle used for carrying goods in logistics, construction, and delivery.
- Music track, a recording or song, in casual conversation or media contexts.
How to use it
Used in formal and informal contexts to refer to the vehicle. In logistics, advertising, and transportation discourse, トラック names the freight vehicle; in casual conversation, it can refer to a music track in relation to audio or DJ uploads.
Variants and close terms
- 貨物自動車 kamotsu jidōsha — formal term for a freight vehicle
- 乗用車 jōyōsha — passenger car; antonymic category
Etymology
Borrowed from English truck, adapted to Japanese phonology as torakku, yielding the katakana form トラック.
Word class
Noun (loanword, katakana)