| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 車 | くるま |
Pronunciation: kuruma
How to Say It Outloud: koo-roo-mah
Usage: Common word for car or vehicle
Example Sentence Japanese:
私は新しい車を買いました。
私は新しい車を買いました。Example Sentence English:I bought a new car.
I bought a new car.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ |
Pronunciation: jidousha
How to Say It Outloud: jee-doh-shah
Usage: Formal term for automobile
Example Sentence Japanese:自動車工場で働いています。
自動車工場で働いています。Example Sentence English:I work at an automobile factory.
I work at an automobile factory.| Katakana |
|---|
| カー |
Pronunciation: kaa
How to Say It Outloud: kaa
Usage: Loanword from English, often used in advertising and casual speech
Example Sentence Japanese:新しいカーを買うつもりです。
新しいカーを買うつもりです。Example Sentence English:I plan to buy a new car.
I plan to buy a new car.Dictionary
自動車じどうしゃCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
- Automobile
車くるまCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- car; automobile; vehicle
- wheel; castor; caster
カーカーCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- car
- Kerr
箱はこCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
- car (of a train, etc.)
- shamisen case; shamisen
- public building; community building
- man who carries a geisha's shamisen
- receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)
Counter
- counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
- Box
乗用車じょうようしゃCommon word
Noun- (passenger) car; automobile
レンタカーレンタカーCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; hired car
- car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
- Car rental
駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
- Parking lot
車庫しゃこCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); carbarn
- Garage (house)
パトカーパトカーCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
中古車ちゅうこしゃCommon word
Noun- used car; secondhand car
- Used car
四輪車よんりんしゃCommon word
Noun- automobile; car
- Quadricycle
外車がいしゃCommon word
Noun- foreign-made car; imported car
- paddle wheel
ドライブドライブCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- drive; trip by car; driving
Intransitive verb
- to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car
Transitive verb
- to drive (e.g. a car)
Transitive verb
- to drive (innovation, change, etc.); to propel
- drive
- Drive
日本車にほんしゃ
Noun- Japanese car; car of Japanese make
- Automotive industry in Japan
貨車かしゃCommon word
Noun- freight car; van
- Goods wagon
スポーツカースポーツカーCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- sports car
- Sports car
相乗りあいのりCommon word
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); ridesharing
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- doing in collaboration
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- backing of the same candidate by different political parties
- Carpool
山車だし
Noun- parade float; festival float
- Float (parade)
車種しゃしゅCommon word
Noun- car model
- type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
パトロールカーパトロールカー
Noun- patrol car; police car; squad car
- Police car
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