Japanese symbol for “auto”
自動車
じどうしゃ
Romaji: jidousha
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle
In Japanese, auto is 自動車, read じどうしゃ (jidousha).
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Meanings
- n car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “auto”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| オート | オート ooto | auto; automatic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
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