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
- Review flags
- ambiguous-sense, related-candidate-uncertain
- Active language
- English