Today’s Kanji is “車” (kuruma); Kanji for “vehicle”.
Handwritten Kanji “車” (kuruma)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “車”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 車 | シャ くるま |
sha kuruma |
7 | 車 | vehicle |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “車”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 緑の車 | みどりのくるま | midori no kuruma | a green car |
| 消防車 | しょうぼうしゃ | shoubousha | fire truck |
| 蒸気機関車 | じょうききかんしゃ | joukikikansha | steam locomotive |
