Kanji: 車

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	車 Radical name: くるま
Meaning:	Car
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	車(くるま)	car, vehicle
N5	自転車(じてんしゃ)	Bicycle
N5	自動車(じどうしゃ)	Automobile
N5	電車(でんしゃ)	electric train
N4	汽車(きしゃ)	steam train
N4	駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)	parking lot
N3	駐車(ちゅうしゃ)	parking (e.g. car)
N3	発車(はっしゃ)	departure of a vehicle
N3	列車(れっしゃ)	train (ordinary)
N2	機関車(きかんしゃ)	locomotive, engine
N2	下車(げしゃ)	alighting, getting off
N2	車庫(しゃこ)	garage, car shed
N2	車掌(しゃしょう)	(train) conductor
N2	車輪(しゃりん)	(car) wheel
N2	乗車(じょうしゃ)	taking a train, entraining
N2	停車(ていしゃ)	stopping (e.g. train)
N2	歯車(はぐるま)	gear, cog-wheel
N1	風車(かざぐるま)	1. windmill, 2. pinwheel