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Japanese symbol for “wheels”

Romaji: aisha
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels

In Japanese, wheels is , read (aisha).

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

  1. n (one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels

Kanji and stroke order

love, affection, favourite
on: アイ
kun: いと.しい、かな.しい、め.でる、お.しむ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
car
on: シャ
kun: くるま
7 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんあい ren'ailove; romance; tender passion
あいじょう aijoulove; affection
かわいい kawaiicute; adorable; charming
あいする aisuruto love
あいよう aiyoufavorite; favourite; habitually used
いとしい itoshiilovely; dear; beloved
しゃりょう sharyou(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car
でんしゃ denshatrain; 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.