Auto Bike - Auto Bike

Japanese: オートバイシクル - おーとばいしくる
Auto Bike - Auto Bike

...a two-wheeled vehicle equipped with an engine. The name "motorcycle" is a Japanese word that was abbreviated from the English word "autobicycle" when it first appeared, and is now generally called "motorcycle" in English. In Japan, small vehicles are often called "motorbikes," and scooters are generally not included in the category of motorcycles.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "autobike" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…エンジンを装備した二輪車。〈オートバイ〉の名称は,登場初期のころ英語でオートバイシクルautobicycleと呼ばれていたのを日本式に略して生まれた日本語であり,現在,英語ではモーターサイクルmotorcycleと呼ぶのが一般的である。日本では小型のものをモーターバイクと呼ぶ場合も多く,またスクーターはオートバイの範疇(はんちゆう)に含めないのがふつうである。…

※「オートバイシクル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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