Japanese symbol for “cab”
辻馬車
つじばしゃ
Romaji: tsujibasha
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
In Japanese, cab is 辻馬車, read つじばしゃ (tsujibasha).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n (horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
Written forms: 辻馬車、つじ馬車. Readings: つじばしゃ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cab”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| キャブ | キャブ kyabu | cab; taxi |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辻堂 | つじどう tsujidou | wayside shrine |
| 辻褄 | つじつま tsujitsuma | coherence; consistency |
| 辻斬り | つじぎり tsujigiri | attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby |
| 辻説法 | つじせっぽう tsujiseppou | street preaching |
| 四辻 | よつつじ yotsutsuji | crossroads; intersection; crossway |
| 辻占 | つじうら tsujiura | slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller |
| 競馬 | けいば keiba | horse racing |
| 馬鹿 | ばか baka | idiot; moron; fool |
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cab”.
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.