車

car

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シャ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

くるま

Nanori (名乗り)

くらくろま

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:1

Strokes:7

JLPT:N5

Frequency:333

Vocabulary

シャ

Word	Reading	Meaning
下車	ゲシャ	alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
貨車	カシャ	freight car; van
外車	ガイシャ	foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
機関車	キカンシャ	locomotive; engine
汽車	キシャ	train (esp. a long-distance train); steam train

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
ＱＱ車	きゅうきゅうしゃ	ambulance
空車	からぐるま	empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)
四輪車	よんりんしゃ	automobile; car
歯車	はぐるま	gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
自転車	じでんしゃ	bicycle; bike

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