車 Kanji – car
The Japanese kanji 車 can mean car.
Meaning and Readings
How is 車 read?
車 has the onyomi reading シャ and the kunyomi reading くるま.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sha, kuruma.
Common Japanese Words Using 車
These common Japanese words contain 車. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 下車（げしゃ） — alighting (from a train, bus, etc.), getting off, getting out (of a car)
- 貨車（かしゃ） — freight car, van
- 外車（がいしゃ） — foreign-made car, imported car
- 機関車（きかんしゃ） — locomotive, engine
- 汽車（きしゃ） — train (esp. long distance train)
- 客車（きゃくしゃ） — passenger car, passenger carriage
- 救急車（きゅうきゅうしゃ） — ambulance
- 空車（くうしゃ） — empty conveyance, empty taxi, free taxi
- 号車（ごうしゃ） — suffix for train car numbers
- 四輪車（よんりんしゃ） — automobile, car