車

car, wheel

JLPT N5 Grade 1 7 strokes

Kun'yomi: くるま
On'yomi: シャ
Radical: 車 · vehicle (vehicle, car)

車 means "car, wheel". It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 7 strokes. It is read くるま in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シャ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.

Example word

電車でんしゃ

train

車 in example sentences

車くるまで行いこう。

Kuruma de ikou.

Let's go by car.
今いま、車くるまだよ。

Ima, kuruma da yo.

I'm in the car now.
車くるまがいるの？

Kuruma ga iru no?

Do you need the car?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 車

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Common questions

What does the kanji 車 mean?: 車 means "car, wheel". It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
How many strokes does 車 have?: 車 is written in 7 strokes.
How is 車 read?: It is read くるま in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シャ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 車?: 車 is a JLPT N5 kanji.

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