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驢車 (ろしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

驢ろ車しゃ

Meanings

1

noun

donkey cart

rare term

Rare term for a cart pulled by a donkey. Mostly encountered in historical or literary contexts.

昔むかし話ばなしには、驢ろ車しゃに乗のって旅たびをする商しょう人にんがよく出でてくる。
In old tales, a merchant traveling by donkey cart often appears.

Kanji

驢donkey
車car

Similar words

馬ば車しゃ
馬車 (horse-drawn carriage) is far more common and general. 驢車 specifically refers to a donkey cart and is very rare.

Etymology

Compound of 驢 (ro, 'donkey') and 車 (sha, 'vehicle'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.