車しゃ輪りん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to a wheel of a vehicle such as a car, bicycle, or train. Can also be used metaphorically for something that drives progress.

車しゃ輪りんが回まわるfor a wheel to turn/rotate
自じ転てん車しゃの車しゃ輪りんが勢いきおいよく回まわっている。
The bicycle's wheel is spinning quickly.
車しゃ輪りんをつけるto attach a wheel (to something)
台だい車しゃに車しゃ輪りんをつけて動うごかしやすくした。
We attached wheels to the cart to make it easier to move.
車しゃ輪りんが外はずれるfor a wheel to come off
走そう行こう中ちゅうに車しゃ輪りんが外はずれて大だい事じ故こになった。
A wheel came off while the vehicle was moving, causing a serious accident.
車しゃ輪りんの跡あとが残のこるfor wheel tracks to remain
雪ゆき道みちに車しゃ輪りんの跡あとがはっきり残のこっていた。
The wheel tracks were clearly left on the snowy road.

タイヤN3
タイヤ refers specifically to the rubber tire mounted on the wheel, while 車輪 denotes the entire wheel assembly including the rim.
ホイール
ホイール is a loanword often used for a stylish or metal wheel rim in car/motorcycle contexts, whereas 車輪 is the general, neutral Japanese term for a wheel.
金かな輪わ
車輪 is the general word for any vehicle or machine wheel, while 金輪 (read てつりん here) specifically denotes a train's metal wheel.

車しゃ軸じく
車軸 is the axle that the 車輪 (wheel) rotates around, so the two are related parts of a vehicle but not the same thing.
車くるまN5
車輪 specifically means the mechanical 'wheel' of a vehicle, while 車 only takes on this narrower 'wheel' sense in certain compounds and otherwise means 'car'.
歯は車ぐるまN2
車輪 refers to a plain wheel that simply rotates to move something, whereas 歯車 specifically has teeth that mesh with other gears to transmit motion or power.

Compound of 車 (sha, 'vehicle') and 輪 (rin, 'ring, wheel'). The reading is on'yomi for both characters.