車
くるま
kuruma
JLPT N57 strokesKanjiLevel 3 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
車 is the kanji for "Car". A common reading is くるま (kuruma). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Car
Also : Wheel · Vehicle · Carriage
Readings
kunくるま/ kurumaonしゃ/ sha
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
A vehicle seen from above with four wheels — the central rectangle is the car body, the cross-spokes are the axles, the outer marks are wheels on all four corners.
Reading ·
しゃ (sha) sounds like "char" — a chariot or car speeding by.
Example Sentences
新しい車を買いました。
あたらしいくるまをかいました。
I bought a new car.
電車で学校へ行きます。
でんしゃでがっこうへいきます。
I go to school by train.
Vocabulary using 車
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