Kanji

車

車

car

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

車部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シャ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くるま

Nanori (Name Reading)

くら, くるま, のり

Common Readings

シャ, くるま

Example sentences

車 くるま
彼 は 新しい 車 を 買った 。

He bought a new car.

止まる とまる
車 が 赤信号 で 止まった 。

The car stopped at the red light.

馬車 ばしゃ
昔 、 人々 は 移動 の ため に 馬車 を 使っていた 。

In the past, people used horse-drawn carriages for transportation.

御者 ぎょしゃ
彼 は 馬車 の 御者 に 道 を 尋ねた 。

He asked the coachman for directions.

電車 でんしゃ
毎朝 、 満員電車 に 乗って 通勤している 。

Every morning, I commute on a crowded train.

で で
電車 で 通勤 している

I commute by train.

自転車 じてんしゃ
彼 は 毎日 自転車 で 学校 に 通っている 。

He goes to school by bicycle every day.

売る うる
彼 は 古い 車 を 売って 、 新しい 自転車 を 買った 。

He sold his old car and bought a new bicycle.

救急車 きゅうきゅうしゃ
救急車 が サイレン を 鳴らして 通り過ぎた 。

The ambulance passed by with its siren blaring.

待機 たいき
救急車 が 現場 の 近く で 待機 している 。

The ambulance is on standby near the scene.

Example Vocabulary

車

くるま

car; automobile; wheel

馬車

ばしゃ

horse-drawn carriage; coach

電車

でんしゃ

train (electric)

自転車

じてんしゃ

bicycle; bike

救急車

きゅうきゅうしゃ

ambulance

車

くるま

car; automobile; wheel

列車

れっしゃ

train

車内

しゃない

inside a car; inside a train; interior of a vehicle

車両

しゃりょう

vehicle; railroad car; carriage

駐車場

ちゅうしゃじょう

parking lot; car park

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