Japanese symbol for “caboose”
車掌車
しゃしょうしゃ
Romaji: shashousha
caboose; guard's van; brake van
In Japanese, caboose is 車掌車, read しゃしょうしゃ (shashousha).
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Meanings
- n caboose; guard's van; brake van
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “caboose”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緩急車 | かんきゅうしゃ kankyuusha | brake van; guard's van; caboose |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ jidousha | car; automobile; motorcar |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ jitensha | bicycle; bike |
| 列車 | れっしゃ ressha | train; railway train |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ chuusha | parking (a vehicle) |
| 車掌 | しゃしょう shashou | (train) conductor |
| 掌握 | しょうあく shouaku | grasping; seizing; holding |
See also: Chinese symbol for “caboose”.
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.