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

部首ぶしゅ: 車(くるま)

Meaning

Car / Vehicle / Wheel

  • 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
  • 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 wooden cart with wheels. Today it appears in many everyday transportation words — from trains and cars to wheelchairs and parking signs. You’ll see it often on public signage.

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