JLPT N2 · Noun

歯車 (haguruma)

歯車 (はぐるま, haguruma) is a Japanese noun meaning “gear; cogwheel”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はぐるま
Romaji: haguruma
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

gear; cogwheel · noun
cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine · noun

Example sentences

歯車がかみ合っている。

The cog-wheels are in gear.

Tatoeba #150927

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

Kanji in 歯車

歯

tooth, cogシ・よわい・は · 12 strokes

車

carシャ・くるま · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 歯車.

歯はtooth歯医者はいしゃdentist虫歯むしばtooth decay歯磨きはみがきdental brushing歯科しかdentistry車くるまcar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.)

Source: JMdict entry 1313350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.