輻や

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

• 自じ転てん車しゃの輻やが一いっ本ぽん折おれてしまった。

  One of the bicycle spokes broke.

• 古ふるい車しゃ輪りんの輻やは木きでできていた。

  The spokes of the old wheel were made of wood.