車 — kanji meaning “car”
車
car
- Meanings
- car
- On'yomi
- シャ (sha)
- Kun'yomi
- くるま
- Name readings
- くら、くろま
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #333 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 159
- Chinese reading
- chē, jū — Chinese character page
Words with 車
| 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) |
| 戦車 | せんしゃ sensha | tank (military vehicle) |
| 車内 | しゃない shanai | inside a car (train, bus, etc.) |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ jousha | boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi) |
| 下車 | げしゃ gesha | alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car) |
| 乗用車 | じょうようしゃ jouyousha | (passenger) car; automobile |
| 停車 | ていしゃ teisha | stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop |
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