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Etymology edit

From English rear.

Noun edit

リア (ria

  1. (compounds) rear; the back or hindmost part
    Synonyms: 後部 (kōbu), (ato)
    • 2016 May, “Honda & Acura perfect year 2016”, in Honda Style, volume 81, page 14:
      (ねん)(りょう)となる(すい)()(たくわ)える(こう)(あつ)(すい)()(ちょ)(ぞう)タンクはリアシート(した)(およ)リアシートバックに(はい)()され、(いち)(じゅう)(てん)(そう)(こう)(きょ)()(やく)750(ななひゃくごじゅう)キロを(ほこ)る。
      Nenryō to naru suiso o takuwaeru kōatsu suiso chozō tanku wa ria shīto shita oyobi ria shīto bakku ni haichi sare, ichi jūten sōkō kyori wa yaku nanahyakugojū-kiro o hokoru.
      The high-pressure hydrogen fuel storage tank is located under the rear seat or in the rear seat-back, and boasts mileage of about 750 km on a single filling.
    • 2018, Hirota Tamio, Tsū ni naru! basu no kyohon [Become an expert: bus textbook], page 58:
      (しゅう)(せん)(とも)(せん)(りょう)(ぐん)(へい)(いん)()(そう)(よう)として()(ほん)()()んできたバスはリアエンジンバスだった。これに(しょく)(はつ)され、リアエンジンバスの(けん)(きゅう)(ちゃく)(しゅ)
      Shūsen to tomoni Senryōgun ga heiin no yusō yō to shite Nihon ni mochikonde kita basu wa ria-enjin basu datta. Kore ni shokuhatsu sare, ria-enjin basu no kenkyū ni chakushu
      The buses the Occupation Forces brought to Japan at the end of the war for troop transport were rear-engine buses. Inspired by this, research was undertaken on a rear-engine bus