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
One of the bicycle spokes broke.
The spokes of the old wheel were made of wood.
Kana spelling is more common in practice, as the kanji is obscure.
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.