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電動車椅子 (dendoukurumaisu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

電でん動どう車くるま椅い子す

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Meanings

1

electric wheelchair; powered wheelchair

A wheelchair propelled by an electric motor, as opposed to a manual wheelchair.

See also: 車椅子

祖そ父ふは電でん動どう車くるま椅い子すを使つかって買かい物もの

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My grandfather uses an electric wheelchair to go shopping.

Kanji

電electricity
動move, motion, change
車car
椅chair
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

車くるま椅い子す
車椅子 is a general wheelchair (manual or unspecified); 電動車椅子 specifically refers to an electric/powered one.

Built from

電でん動どう+車くるま椅い子す

Written forms

電でん動どう車くるま椅い子す
Standard kanji spelling.
電でん動どう車くるまいす
Common mixed-kana spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 電動 (electric-powered) and 車椅子 (wheelchair).