"しろバイ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕiɾo̞ba̠i] Forms: shirobai [romanization]
Etymology: From 白(しろ) (shiro, “white”, noun) or 白(しろ)い (shiroi, “white”, adjective) + オートバイ (ōtobai, “motorcycle”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|白|しろ|white|pos=n}} 白(しろ) (shiro, “white”, noun), {{ja-r|白い|しろい|white|pos=a}} 白(しろ)い (shiroi, “white”, adjective), {{ja-r|オートバイ||motorcycle}} オートバイ (ōtobai, “motorcycle”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} しろバイ • (shirobai)
  1. "white motorcycle": police motorcycle, which is painted white in Japan Wikipedia link: ja:白バイ
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Download raw JSONL data for しろバイ meaning in Japanese (1.6kB)

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