Japanese symbol for “wheelchair”
車椅子
くるまいす
Romaji: kurumaisu
wheelchair
In Japanese, wheelchair is 車椅子, read くるまいす (kurumaisu).
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Meanings
- n wheelchair
Written forms: 車椅子、車いす、車イス. Readings: くるまいす.
Kanji and stroke order
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) |
| 椅子 | いす isu | chair; seat; stool |
| 長椅子 | ながいす nagaisu | couch; bench; ottoman |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
See also: Chinese symbol for “wheelchair”.
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.