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How to say 'Vehicle' in Japanese | 車両

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The Japanese word for Vehicle is 'Sharyou', written as 車両 in Japanese.'Vehicle' in hiragana is しゃりょう.

    word

    車両

    Meaning

    Vehicle

    Reading

    しゃりょう

    sharyou

    Kanji

    Car Both

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '車両 (しゃりょう)' refers to a 'vehicle'. This term is commonly used in contexts related to transportation, such as trains, cars, or any type of rolling stock. It is a formal term and is often used in technical or official settings. For example: The train has ten vehicles「その列車は車両が十両ある」(そのれっしゃはしゃりょうがじゅうりょうある). The damaged vehicle was removed from the track「損傷した車両が線路から撤去された」(そんしょうしたしゃりょうがせんろからてっきょされた). This word is also used in compound terms like '車両基地 (しゃりょうきち)' (vehicle depot) or '車両限界 (しゃりょうげんかい)' (vehicle clearance).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    4637

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 車両

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Car

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Both

Words Related to 車両 Through the Kanji

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 車 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    自転車

    Meaning

    Bicycle

  • word

    車道

    Meaning

    Roadway

  • word

    自動車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    救急車

    Meaning

    Ambulance

  • 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

    車掌

    Meaning

    Conductor

  • word

    車椅子

    Meaning

    Wheelchair

  • word

    汽車

    Meaning

    Steam train

  • word

    駐車

    Meaning

    Parking

Words Related to 車両 Through the Kanji

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 両 as well.

  • word

    両親

    Meaning

    Parents

  • word

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    両替

    Meaning

    Exchange

  • word

    両手

    Meaning

    Both hands

  • word

    両方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    両者

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    両国

    Meaning

    Both countries

  • word

    両側

    Meaning

    Both sides

  • word

    両立

    Meaning

    Compatibility

  • word

    両面

    Meaning

    Both sides

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What does 'Sharyou' (車両) mean?

'Sharyou' means 'Vehicle' .

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