Meanings
Readings
Common Words
car; automobile; vehicle
wheel; castor; caster
train; electric train
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
bicycle; bike
dainty; delicate; slender; slim and elegant
fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
car; vehicle; van; truck; wagon; lorry
Counter
(train) car; carriage
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
starfish; sea star; asteroid; any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea
northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
ambulance
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
Rather than use a walking stick to cross through a span, itโs 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.
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