車
車

car

7 strokesFrequency 333JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シャ

Kun

くるま

Nanori

くらくろま

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

car

Constituents

丨walking stick
亘span
十needle
十ten
日sun

Mnemonic Stories

Rather than use a walking stick to cross through a span, it's much faster to use a car.

This experimental farm car is a perfect ten out of ten; it can plow ten fields in a single day.

Visually, this one just looks a bit like a car if viewed from above.

Dictionary

Common Words

車くるまクルマNounFreq #966
1

car; automobile; vehicle

Examples
車を運転する時はいくら注意してもしすぎることはない。
You cannot be too careful when you drive a car.
2

wheel; castor; caster

電車でんしゃNounFreq #2610
1

train; electric train

Examples
あなたは始発電車に間にあいましたか。
Did you catch the first train?
馬車ばしゃうまぐるまNounFreq #3113
1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

Examples
自動車が馬車に取って変わった。
Automobiles replaced carriages.
自転車じてんしゃじでんしゃNounFreq #4228
1

bicycle; bike

Examples
ケンは自転車を白く塗りました。
Ken painted his bicycle white.
華奢花車きゃしゃ華車Noun～な Adj.Freq #6034
1

dainty; delicate; slender; slim and elegant

Examples
踊り子達は白いドレスを着てきゃしゃに見えますが、実際には彼女たちは馬のように力強いのです。
The dancers look delicate in their white dresses, but they are really as strong as horses.
2

fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

車しゃSuffixFreq #6201
1

car; vehicle; van; truck; wagon; lorry

2

Counter

(train) car; carriage

自動車じどうしゃNounFreq #6438
1

car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

Examples
私達はその自動車を12,000ドルで買った。
We bought the car for $12,000.
ひとで海星人手海盤車ヒトデNounUsually kanaFreq #6807
1

starfish; sea star; asteroid; any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea

2

northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)

救急車きゅうきゅうしゃNounFreq #6915
1

ambulance

Examples
時を移さず救急車がやってきた。
An ambulance arrived immediately.
車内しゃないNoun～の Adj.Freq #6930
1

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

Examples
氷のような冷気が車内に忍び込んできた。
An icy chill stole into the car.
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