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On'yomi
シャ
SHA
Kun'yomi
くるま
kuruma

car

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Strokes7
Frequency#333
Radicalcar(7)

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Strokes7

Cultural Context

Etymology

Pictograph of wheel and axle seen from above.

Symbolism

Movement, progress, civilization. Symbol of transportation and technological development.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

唇歯輔車

しんしほしゃ

mutual dependence; mutual dependence

Proverbs & Idioms

前車の轍を踏む

ぜんしゃのてつをふむ

To follow in the tracks of the cart ahead

To repeat someone else's mistake