シャトル

shuttlecock

Also:shuttle service (e.g. bus), shuttle (weaving), space shuttle

What does シャトル mean?

シャトル is a Japanese noun meaning shuttlecock in English. It can also be translated as shuttle service (e.g. bus), shuttle (weaving), space shuttle depending on context. It is written as シャトル in hiragana, and shatoru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は9時発ニューヨーク行きのシャトル便に飛び乗った。

He caught the nine o'clock shuttle to New York.