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手押し車 (teoshiguruma) Japanese meaning: handcart | Kotomora

手て押おし車ぐるま

て

お

し

ぐ

る

ま

Meanings

1

handcart; wheelbarrow; baby walker

A small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand. Can refer to a handcart, wheelbarrow, or a baby walker depending on context.

工こう事じ現げん場ばで手て押おし車ぐるまを

使つか

っ

て

土つち

を

運はこ

ん

だ

。

We used a wheelbarrow to carry soil at the construction site.

赤あかちゃんが手て押おし車ぐるまにつかまって歩あるく練れん習しゅうをしている。

The baby is practicing walking while holding onto a baby walker.

Kanji

手hand
押push, stop, check
車car

Related words

カート
手押し車 is the native Japanese term for a hand-pushed cart or wheelbarrow, while カート is the loanword commonly used for shopping or luggage carts.
台だい車しゃ
手押し車 emphasizes that the cart is pushed by hand, whereas 台車 is a neutral term that doesn't specify how it's moved.

Built from

手て押おし+車くるま

Etymology

Compound of 手押し (hand-pushing) + 車 (wheeled vehicle).