車

音読おんよみ: シャ

訓読くんよみ: くるま

画数かくすう: 7 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 車(くるま)

Meaning

Car;
vehicle; wheel; anything that moves on wheels.
Origin of くるまへん.➡️

  • 電車でんしゃ — train
  • 自動車じどうしゃ — automobile
  • 車椅子くるまいす — wheelchair
  • 発車はっしゃ — departure of a vehicle
  • 駐車場ちゅうしゃじょう — parking lot
  • 車道しゃどう — roadway / car lane

“車” originally depicted a wheel or wooden cart. It now appears in many modern words about transportation — from trains and cars to wheelchairs and parking lots. You'll spot it frequently in public signage.

くるまえきまで きました。
I went to the station by car.

電車でんしゃ発車はっしゃしました。
The train has departed.

道
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車道しゃどう:Roadway
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