Japanese symbol for “pulley”
滑車
かっしゃ
Romaji: kassha
pulley; block; tackle
In Japanese, pulley is 滑車, read かっしゃ (kassha).
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Meanings
- n pulley; block; tackle
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pulley”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| プーリー | プーリー puurii | pulley |
| 轆轤 | ろくろ rokuro | pulley; windlass |
| ガンギ車 | ガンギぐるま gangiguruma | pulley |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 円滑 | えんかつ enkatsu | smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted |
| 滑らか | なめらか nameraka | smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety |
| 滑走 | かっそう kassou | gliding; sliding; skating (on ice) |
| 滑る | すべる suberu | to slide; to glide; to skate |
| 滑り | ぬめり numeri | slime; sliminess; mucus |
| 滑稽 | こっけい kokkei | funny; comical; humorous |
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
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.