Japanese symbol for “wagon”
車
しゃ
Romaji: sha
car; vehicle; van; truck
In Japanese, wagon is 車, read しゃ (sha).
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
- suf car; vehicle; van; truck; wagon; lorry
- ctr, suf (train) car; carriage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wagon”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 馬車 | ばしゃ basha | coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon |
| ワゴン | ワゴン wagon | wagon |
| 馬車 | マーチョ maacho | coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon |
| 東 | あずま azuma | wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither |
| 和琴 | わごん wagon | wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither |
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) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “wagon”.
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.