Lexical entry
ギア
gia
A gear, especially in a vehicle or machine.
Meaning
Refers to the toothed mechanical part used to transmit motion or to a vehicle's gear setting. In everyday Japanese it can also cover gear-related parts like a shift gear.
- mechanical gear
- vehicle gear setting
Examples
Example Sentences
坂道なので、自転車のギアを下げた。
さかみちなので、じてんしゃのギアをさげた。
Since it was a slope, I shifted down the bicycle's gear.
generated example
車のギアをニュートラルに入れた。
くるまのギアをニュートラルにいれた。
I put the car's gear in neutral.
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この機械は精密なギアで動いている。
このきかいはせいみつなギアでうごいている。
This machine operates with precision gears.
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Related
サード
サード
A baseball term for third base, the player at third, or third gear.
シフトダウン
シフトダウン
To shift a vehicle into a lower gear.
スキューバ
スキューバ
Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus used for scuba diving.
セカンド
セカンド
A loanword for second, with sports, mechanical, time, and assistant senses.
バック
バック
The rear part of something, background, or the act of reversing.
ピスト
ピスト
A fixed-gear bicycle, a fencing strip, or an airport runway.
Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
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- multiple-category-candidates
- Active language
- English