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Lexical entry

タンデム

tandemu

A tandem arrangement; also a motorcycle passenger riding behind the driver.

Transport & TravelPure GairaigoSource uncertain

Meaning

Used for things arranged one behind the other and, in Japanese, for riding as a passenger on a motorcycle.

  • paired arrangement
  • motorcycle passenger riding behind the driver

Examples

Example Sentences

二人乗りのタンデム自転車で海沿いを走るのはとても気持ちがいい。

ふたりなりのタンデムじてんしゃでうみぞいをはしるのはとてもきもちがいい。

It feels great to ride along the coast on a two-person tandem bicycle.

generated example

この大型オートバイは、タンデム走行でも安定した走りが可能です。

このおおがたオートバイは、タンデムそうこうでもあんていしたはしりがかのうです。

This large motorcycle allows for stable riding even when carrying a passenger in tandem.

generated example

Related

Evidence and Provenance
Data source
JMdict_english
Revision
JMdict.2026-04-17
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ambiguous-sense, related-candidate-uncertain
Active language
English
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