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How to say 'Ambulance' in Japanese | 救急車

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The Japanese word for Ambulance is 'Kyuukyuusha', written as 救急車 in Japanese.'Ambulance' in hiragana is きゅうきゅうしゃ.

    word

    救急車

    Meaning

    Ambulance

    Reading

    きゅうきゅうしゃ

    kyuukyuusha

    Kanji

    救Rescue 急Urgent 車Car

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '救急車 (きゅうきゅうしゃ)' refers to an 'ambulance', a vehicle equipped to transport sick or injured people to a hospital. It is commonly used in emergency situations. For example: Call an ambulance!「救急車を呼んで！」(きゅうきゅうしゃをよんで！). The ambulance arrived quickly「救急車がすぐに到着した」(きゅうきゅうしゃがすぐにとうちゃくした). The word is a compound of '救急 (きゅうきゅう)', meaning 'emergency', and '車 (しゃ)', meaning 'vehicle'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1555

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 救急車

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    救

    Meaning

    Rescue

  • kanji

    急

    Meaning

    Urgent

  • kanji

    車

    Meaning

    Car

Words Related to 救急車 Through the Kanji 救

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 救 as well.

  • word

    救う

    Meaning

    Save

  • word

    救助

    Meaning

    Rescue

  • word

    救済

    Meaning

    Salvation

  • word

    救急

    Meaning

    Emergency

  • word

    救い

    Meaning

    Salvation

Words Related to 救急車 Through the Kanji 急

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 急 as well.

  • word

    急に

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    急

    Meaning

    Sudden

  • word

    急行

    Meaning

    Express, Rush

  • word

    急度

    Meaning

    Surely

  • word

    特急

    Meaning

    Express

  • word

    急ぐ

    Meaning

    Hurry

  • word

    大急ぎ

    Meaning

    Hurry

  • word

    急用

    Meaning

    Urgent matter

  • word

    急増

    Meaning

    Sudden increase

  • word

    急速

    Meaning

    Rapid

  • word

    急病

    Meaning

    Sudden illness

  • word

    準急

    Meaning

    Semi express

  • word

    緊急

    Meaning

    Urgent

  • word

    急激

    Meaning

    Rapid, Sudden

  • word

    救急

    Meaning

    Emergency

Words Related to 救急車 Through the Kanji 車

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 車 as well.

  • word

    車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    自転車

    Meaning

    Bicycle

  • word

    車道

    Meaning

    Roadway

  • word

    自動車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    停車

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    駐車場

    Meaning

    Parking lot

  • word

    消防車

    Meaning

    Firetruck

  • word

    電車

    Meaning

    Train

  • word

    下車

    Meaning

    Alighting

  • word

    列車

    Meaning

    Train

  • word

    乗車券

    Meaning

    Ticket

  • word

    乗車

    Meaning

    Boarding

  • word

    車庫

    Meaning

    Garage

  • word

    車輪

    Meaning

    Wheel

  • word

    車両

    Meaning

    Vehicle

  • word

    車掌

    Meaning

    Conductor

  • word

    車椅子

    Meaning

    Wheelchair

  • word

    汽車

    Meaning

    Steam train

  • word

    駐車

    Meaning

    Parking

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