Japanese symbol for “boxcar”

有蓋貨車

ゆうがいかしゃ

Romaji: yuugaikasha

boxcar

In Japanese, boxcar is 有蓋貨車, read ゆうがいかしゃ (yuugaikasha).

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Meanings

n boxcar

Kanji and stroke order

有

possess, have, exist

on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 3

蓋

cover, lid, flap

on: ガイ、カイ、コウ
kun: ふた、けだ.し、おお.う、かさ

13 strokes

貨

freight, goods, property

on: カ
kun: たから

11 strokes · JLPT 2

車

car

on: シャ
kun: くるま

7 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
有る	ある aru	to be; to exist; to live
有名	ゆうめい yuumei	famous; well-known
所有	しょゆう shoyuu	possession; ownership
有効	ゆうこう yuukou	valid; effective
有料	ゆうりょう yuuryou	fee-charging; paid; not free
有利	ゆうり yuuri	advantageous; favourable; better
頭蓋骨	ずがいこつ zugaikotsu	skull; cranium
頭蓋	ずがい zugai	cranium; skull
通貨	つうか tsuuka	currency
車両	しゃりょう sharyou	(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.