外車

がいしゃ

foreign-made car; imported car

Also:paddle wheel

What does 外車 mean?

外車 is a Japanese noun meaning foreign-made car; imported car in English. It can also be translated as paddle wheel depending on context. It is written as 外車 in kanji, がいしゃ in hiragana, and gaisha in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は外車を買えるぐらい金持ちだ。

He is rich enough to buy a foreign-made car.