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Kanji: 車

KANJI
7 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
くるま
 ON 音 
シャ
STROKE ORDER
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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:
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
(くるま)
car, vehicle
N5
(じてんしゃ)
Bicycle
N5
(じどうしゃ)
Automobile
N5
(でんしゃ)
electric train
N4
(きしゃ)
steam train
N4
(ちゅうしゃじょう)
parking lot
N3
(ちゅうしゃ)
parking (e.g. car)
N3
(はっしゃ)
departure of a vehicle
N3
(れっしゃ)
train (ordinary)
N2
(きかんしゃ)
locomotive, engine
N2
(げしゃ)
alighting, getting off
N2
(しゃこ)
garage, car shed
N2
(しゃしょう)
(train) conductor
N2
(しゃりん)
(car) wheel
N2
(じょうしゃ)
taking a train, entraining
N2
(ていしゃ)
stopping (e.g. train)
N2
(はぐるま)
gear, cog-wheel
N1
(かざぐるま)
1. windmill, 2. pinwheel
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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