Subaru

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/ˈsuː.bə.ruː/US[ˈsu̟w.bə.ɹu̟w]British, Southern, Standard[ˈsʉw.bə.ɹʉw]

proper noun

A Japanese automotive manufacturer.

CommonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper nounSubaru (countable and uncountable, plural Subarus)

plural Subarus

  1. countableuncountableA Japanese automotive manufacturer.
  2. countableuncountableA male or female given name from Japanese.
  3. countableuncountableA Japanese traditional constellation, equivalent to the Western asterism the Pleiades (“the Seven Sisters”) (an open cluster).

Origin

  1. Japanese昴
  2. EnglishSubaru

From Japanese 昴 (Subaru).

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Translations

Arabic سُوبَارُو
  • سُوبَارُو (subārū)automobile manufacturer
Bengali সুবারূ
  • সুবারূ (śubaru)automobile manufacturer
Bulgarian Суба́ру, Суба́ру
  • Суба́ру (Subáru)automobile manufacturer
  • Суба́ру (Subáru)name
Chinese Mandarin 斯巴魯 /斯巴鲁, 昴
  • 斯巴魯 /斯巴鲁 (Sībālǔ)automobile manufacturer
  • 昴 (Mǎo)name
  • 昴 (Mǎo)star cluster
Hindi सुबारू
  • सुबारू (subārū)automobile manufacturer
Japanese スバル, すばる
  • スバル (Subaru)automobile manufacturer
  • すばる (Subaru)name
  • 昴 (Subaru)name
  • 昴 (Subaru)star cluster
Korean 스바루, 스바루
  • 스바루 (Seubaru)automobile manufacturer
  • 스바루 (Seubaru)name
Polish Subaru
  • Subaruautomobile manufacturer
Russian Суба́ру, Суба́ру
  • Суба́ру (Subáru)automobile manufacturer
  • Суба́ру (Subáru)name
Cite this entry
APA

Subaru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Subaru

MLA

“Subaru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Subaru. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Subaru,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Subaru.

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