JLPT N5 · Noun

車 (kuruma)

車 (くるま, kuruma) is a Japanese noun meaning “car; automobile”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くるま
Romaji: kuruma
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

car; automobile; vehicle · noun
wheel; castor; caster · noun

Example sentences

車を運転する時はいくら注意してもしすぎることはない。

You cannot be too careful when you drive a car.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 車

carシャ・くるま · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 車.

電車でんしゃtrain自転車じてんしゃbicycle自動車じどうしゃcar汽車きしゃsteam locomotive駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうparking lot列車れっしゃtrain駐車ちゅうしゃparking (a vehicle)発車はっしゃdeparture (of a train, car, etc.)下車げしゃalighting (from a train, bus, etc.)車庫しゃこgarage車掌しゃしょう(train) conductor車輪しゃりん(vehicle) wheel乗車じょうしゃboarding (a train, bus, etc.)停車ていしゃstopping (of a train, car, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1323080 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.