Japanese symbol for “wheel”
車輪
しゃりん
Romaji: sharin
(vehicle) wheel
In Japanese, wheel is 車輪, read しゃりん (sharin).
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
- n (vehicle) wheel
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wheel”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 車 | くるま kuruma | wheel; castor; caster |
| 輪 | わ wa | wheel |
| ホイール | ホイール hoiiru | wheel (esp. of a vehicle) |
| 転がす | ころがす korogasu | to roll; to wheel; to trundle |
| 舞う | まう mau | to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl |
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) |
| 指輪 | ゆびわ yubiwa | (finger) ring |
| 五輪 | ごりん gorin | Olympic Games; Olympics |
See also: Chinese symbol for “wheel”.
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.