noun
spoke (of a wheel)
Technical term for the radial rods connecting a wheel's hub to its rim. Rare in everyday language; usually encountered in bicycle, automotive, or historical contexts. The cross-reference to スポーク suggests the loanword is more common in modern usage.
See also: スポーク
自転車の輻が一本折れてしまった。
One of the bicycle spokes broke.
古い車輪の輻は木でできていた。
The spokes of the old wheel were made of wood.
The common loanword for 'spoke'; 輻 is a native Japanese term that is now largely replaced by スポーク in everyday speech.
The kanji 輻 is a phono-semantic compound with 車 (vehicle) and 畐 (full, but here used phonetically). The reading や is a native Japanese word for 'spoke', predating the kanji assignment.