Japanese

きゅうきゅうしゃ
Meaning: ambulance
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

救
急
車

Example sentences

The ambulance passed by with its siren blaring.
救急車が現場の近くで待機している。
The ambulance is on standby near the scene.
遠くで救急車のサイレンが聞こえる。
I can hear an ambulance siren in the distance.
道で倒れている人に、通行人が救急車を呼んでくれた。
A passerby called an ambulance for the person who had collapsed on the street.
彼は激しい腹痛に七顚八倒し、救急車で運ばれた。
He writhed in agony from intense abdominal pain and was taken away by ambulance.

Usage Notes

A vehicle used to transport sick or injured people to the hospital.

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