Moto 車: CarKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シャ
- Kun'yomi
- くるま
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 724 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シャ)
- 自動車じどうしゃcar; automobile
- 下車げしゃalighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off
- 乗用車じょうようしゃ(passenger) car; automobile
- 列車れっしゃtrain; railway train
- 自転車じてんしゃbicycle; bike
- 車両しゃりょうrolling stock; railroad cars
- 電車でんしゃtrain; electric train
- 駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうparking lot; car park
- 戦車せんしゃtank (military vehicle)
- 拍車はくしゃ(riding) spur
- 新車しんしゃnew car
- 車内しゃないinside a car (train, bus, etc.)
- 車種しゃしゅcar model
- 救急車きゅうきゅうしゃambulance
- 車庫しゃこgarage; carport
- 駐車ちゅうしゃparking (e.g. car)
- 中古車ちゅうこしゃused car; secondhand car
- 車体しゃたいbody (of car); frame
- 軽自動車けいじどうしゃlight motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car
- 街宣車がいせんしゃ(right-wing) propaganda truck
- 乗車じょうしゃboarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
- 車線しゃせんtraffic lane; road lane
- 停車ていしゃstopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
- 車中しゃちゅうin a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
- 車掌しゃしょう(train) conductor
- 車検しゃけんvehicle inspection
- 車輪しゃりん(vehicle) wheel
- 四輪車よんりんしゃautomobile; car
- 汽車きしゃtrain (esp. long distance train)
- 飛車ひしゃrook; hisha
- 二輪車にりんしゃtwo-wheeled vehicle (bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
- 外車がいしゃforeign-made car; imported car
- 機関車きかんしゃlocomotive; engine
- 馬車ばしゃcoach (horse-drawn); carriage
- 見切り発車みきりはっしゃstarting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board
- 台車だいしゃplatform truck; hand truck
- 号車ごうしゃsuffix for train car numbers
- 車道しゃどうroadway
- 三輪車さんりんしゃthree wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc.); three wheeler
- 上り列車のぼりれっしゃup-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route
- 下り列車くだりれっしゃdown-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route
- 乗車券じょうしゃけんticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket
- 人力車じんりきしゃrickshaw; jinrikisha
- 大車輪だいしゃりん(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort
- 客車きゃくしゃpassenger car
- 廃車はいしゃdecommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle
- 愛車あいしゃ(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
- 操車そうしゃoperation (of trains)
- 水車すいしゃwater wheel
- 洗車せんしゃcar washing
- 消防車しょうぼうしゃfire engine; fire truck
- 満員電車まんいんでんしゃcrowded train
- 滑車かっしゃpulley; block
- 牛車ぎゅうしゃox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 車くるまcar; automobile
- 歯車はぐるまgear; cogwheel
- 横車よこぐるまperverseness; obstinacy
- 火の車ひのくるまfiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell)
Other readings
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