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[くるま()]
kuruma
noun

English Meaning(s) for 車

noun
  1. car; automobile; vehicle
  2. wheel

Definition and Synonyms for 車

Auto a motor vehicle with four wheels
Synonyms: オートモビル, モーターカー, 乗用車, 四輪車, 自動車, ,
Vehicle a conveyance that transports people or objects
Synonyms: 乗り物, , , 車両, 車馬
Wheel a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
Synonyms: ホイール, 手纏, , , , 車輪, , , 銀輪
Wheeled Vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
Synonyms: ,
Auto usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
Synonyms: オートモビル, モーターカー, 乗用車, 四輪車, 自動車, ,

Meanings for each kanji in 車

» car

Categories 車 is a member of

Container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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Conveyance something that serves as a means of transportation
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Simple Machine a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
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Motor Vehicle a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
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Vehicle a conveyance that transports people or objects
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 車

Sample Sentences for 車

He started from Tokyo for Osaka by car.
This street is clear of traffic at night.
The young man driving the car was drunk.
I paid cash for the car.
His car is small and takes up little room.

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