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Japanese symbol for “chassis”

Romaji: shadai
chassis; car body

In Japanese, chassis is , read (shadai).

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

  1. n chassis; car body

Kanji and stroke order

car
on: シャ
kun: くるま
7 strokes · JLPT 4
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: うてな、われ、つかさ
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “chassis”

WordReadingMeaning
シャーシ shaashichassis
きょうたい kyoutaicase (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; cabinet (arcade games)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゃりょう sharyou(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car
でんしゃ denshatrain; electric train
じどうしゃ jidoushacar; automobile; motorcar
じてんしゃ jitenshabicycle; bike
れっしゃ resshatrain; railway train
ちゅうしゃ chuushaparking (a vehicle)
ぶたい butaistage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)
たいふう taifuutyphoon; hurricane

See also: Chinese symbol for “chassis”.

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.

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