Japanese symbol for “rickshaw”
人力車
じんりきしゃ
Romaji: jinrikisha
rickshaw; jinrikisha
In Japanese, rickshaw is 人力車, read じんりきしゃ (jinrikisha).
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Meanings
- n rickshaw; jinrikisha
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rickshaw”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俥 | くるま kuruma | rickshaw; jinrikisha |
| 人車 | じんしゃ jinsha | rickshaw; jinrikisha |
| 洋車 | ヤンチョ yancho | rickshaw |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 人々 | ひとびと hitobito | people; men and women |
| 大人 | おとな otona | adult; grown-up |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rickshaw”.
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.