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三輪車 (さんりんしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さん輪りん車しゃ

さ

ん

り

ん

しゃ

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

three-wheeled vehicle; tricycle; three-wheeler

General term for any three-wheeled vehicle, including tricycles, three-wheeled motorcycles, and delivery trikes.

子こ供どもが三さん輪りん車しゃに乗のって遊あそんでいる。
The child is playing on a tricycle.
この三さん輪りん車しゃは荷に物もつを運はこぶのに

便べん

利り

だ

。

This three-wheeled vehicle is convenient for carrying loads.

Kanji

三three
輪wheel, ring, circle
車car

Similar words

自じ転てん車しゃ
Bicycle (two wheels); 三輪車 specifically has three wheels.
オート三さん輪りん
Motorized three-wheeler, often for cargo; 三輪車 is a broader term that includes non-motorized tricycles.

Etymology

Compound of 三 (san, 'three'), 輪 (rin, 'wheel'), and 車 (sha, 'vehicle').