JLPT N5
車
Car, vehicle, wheel
Onyomi
シャ (sha)
Kunyomi
くるま (kuruma)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
囗 (enclosure, frame) + 丨 (vertical line, axle) + 二 (two horizontal lines, wheels)
📖 Mnemonic Story
This kanji perfectly depicts an ancient **chariot** or **car** from above: the outer rectangle is the frame of the **vehicle**, the central vertical line is the strong axle, and the two horizontal lines are its rolling **wheels**. Imagine this primitive car rumbling along!
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Quick Hint:
Chariot from above
Essential N5 Vocabulary
車
くるま
Car
電車
でんしゃ
Train
自転車
じてんしゃ
Bicycle
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "車"
新しい ＿＿＿＿＿を 買いました。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 「車」は「くるま」と読みます。
English: Kuruma (車) means 'car'.
English: Kuruma (車) means 'car'.
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