俥
jinricksha, rickshaw, (kokuji)
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Readings
On'yomi
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Kun'yomi
- くるま
Meaning
俥 centers on a human-drawn wheeled vehicle: a rickshaw or jinricksha. It is a kokuji created in Japan to represent this specific type of cart.
Most common words using 俥
- 俥くるま
rickshaw; jinrikisha
Study
Etymology
俥 is a Japanese kokuji combining 亻 (person) and 車 (vehicle), directly representing a person-pulled cart or rickshaw.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside a vehicle 車: imagine a runner pulling a two-wheeled cart, which is exactly a rickshaw.
Reading mnemonic
For くるま, picture the rickshaw's wheels turning as it's pulled: くるま sounds like 'kuruma', the Japanese word for car or wheeled vehicle, making it easy to remember this reading for a person-drawn cart.