車
car
Readings
On'yomi
- シャ
Kun'yomi
- くるま
Nanori
- くら
- くろま
Meaning
車 centers on a wheeled vehicle: a car, cart, or anything that rolls on wheels.
Most common words using 車
24 of 794- 車くるまN5
car; automobile; vehicle
- 電車でんしゃN5
train; electric train
- 自動車じどうしゃN5
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
- 自転車じてんしゃN5
bicycle; bike
- 車両しゃりょうN1
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
- 列車れっしゃN3
train; railway train
- 駐車ちゅうしゃN3
parking (a vehicle)
- 戦車せんしゃN1
tank (military vehicle)
- 車内しゃないN1
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
- 乗車じょうしゃN3
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
- 車種しゃしゅ
car model
- 停車ていしゃN3
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
- 発車はっしゃN3
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
- 車椅子くるまいすN1
wheelchair
- 車線しゃせん
traffic lane; road lane
- 車体しゃたい
body (of car); frame
- 車輪しゃりんN2
(vehicle) wheel
- 馬車ばしゃ
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
- 号車ごうしゃ
suffix for train car numbers
- 新車しんしゃN3
new car
- 下車げしゃN3
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
- 車庫しゃこN2
garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
- 車道しゃどうN1
roadway; road; carriageway
- 軽自動車けいじどうしゃ
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
Study
Etymology
車 is a pictograph of a cart or chariot seen from above, with the central vertical line representing the axle and the horizontal strokes the wheels and body.
Meaning mnemonic
The horizontal strokes are the wheels, the central vertical line is the axle, and the box in the middle is the body: 車 is a car.
Reading mnemonic
For シャ, imagine a shiny new car: shiny -> シャ, and the car gleams under the sun.