JLPT N5 · 7 strokes
Kanji 車: "car"
The kanji 車 means "car". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read シャ in on'yomi and くるま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くるま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | car |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 333 of 2,501 |
Common words with 車
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 車car; automobile; vehicle · wheel; castor; caster
- 電車train; electric train
- 馬車calèche, carrosse, chariot
- 自転車bicycle; bike
- 車car; vehicle; van; truck · (train) car; carriage
- 自動車car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle
- 救急車ambulance
- 車内inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
- 列車train; railway train
- 駐車場parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
- 車両(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage
- 車輪(vehicle) wheel
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