car
車 centers on a wheeled vehicle: a car, cart, or anything that rolls on wheels.
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.
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.
For シャ, imagine a shiny new car: shiny -> シャ, and the car gleams under the sun.
car; automobile; vehicle
train; electric train
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
bicycle; bike
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
train; railway train
parking (a vehicle)
tank (military vehicle)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
car model
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
wheelchair
traffic lane; road lane
body (of car); frame
(vehicle) wheel
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
suffix for train car numbers
new car
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
roadway; road; carriageway
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
gear; cogwheel
(passenger) car; automobile
vehicle inspection
train (esp. a long-distance train)
(train) conductor
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; dolly; cart
(riding) spur
fire engine; fire truck
rook; hisha
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
train window; car window
foreign-made car; imported car
passenger car; passenger carriage
freight car; van
water wheel
two-wheeled vehicle
rickshaw; jinrikisha
axle
empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi
used car; secondhand car
ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket
automobile; car
ambulance
locomotive; engine
crowded train
sound truck (used for campaigning, advertising or propaganda); loudspeaker van; (right-wing) propaganda vehicle
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage