車
Car
Meanings
Car
On'yomi
しゃ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
くるま
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
車 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
車 (Car) is taught on WaniKani at level 4 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #333 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 4
Words using 車
下車げしゃalighting (from a train, bus, etc.)貨車かしゃfreight car外車がいしゃforeign-made car機関車きかんしゃlocomotive汽車きしゃsteam locomotive客車きゃくしゃpassenger car救急車きゅうきゅうしゃambulance空車くうしゃempty conveyance号車ごうしゃsuffix for train car numbers四輪車よんりんしゃautomobile歯車はぐるまgear自転車じてんしゃbicycle自動車じどうしゃcar車くるまcar車椅子くるまいすwheelchair車検しゃけんvehicle inspection
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