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レジャッコ - 12-06-2011, 08:43 AM

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I found this term "レジャッコ" in a manga. But even my Japanese teacher didn´t know what it means. It should be some sort of car, but I figured this would be some abbreviation, as Japanese love that. Does anyone know what does it stand for?
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Hello,

I found this term "レジャッコ" in a manga. But even my Japanese teacher didn´t know what it means. It should be some sort of car, but I figured this would be some abbreviation, as Japanese love that. Does anyone know what does it stand for?
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It is a slang word meaning a "family car" or "privately-owned car" as opposed to a car owned by a business, which often tends to be larger in size.

Look up 「レジャー」 if you are not familiar with it.

「こ」 or 「っこ」 is a suffix used to colloquially emphasize the smallness or cuteness of a thing. I am sure you have seen this if you study Japanese.


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It is a slang word meaning a "family car" or "privately-owned car" as opposed to a car owned by a business, which often tends to be larger in size.

Look up 「レジャー」 if you are not familiar with it.

「こ」 or 「っこ」 is a suffix used to colloquially emphasize the smallness or cuteness of a thing. I am sure you have seen this if you study Japanese.
Thanks for your help. The funny side is, that all I found, when I googled it was a family van.
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Thanks for your help. The funny side is, that all I found, when I googled it was a family van.
These notions of size and cuteness are relative. If you were driving a van for work, you would not regard another van running on the same street as being large or cute. But if you were driving a big truck, you would regard the same van as small enough to call a レジャッコ. So, vans are included in what people call by that name.


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