This is the 234th most frequent Japanese word.


Car; vehicle.


Here, '車' is used to denote a personal or consumer automobile.

私は新しい車を買いました。

I bought a new car.


In this context, '車' is used as part of the word '車道', referring to a road designed for vehicles.

この車道はとても広いです。

This roadway is very wide.


In '車椅子', '車' appears metaphorically as part of a compound word that refers to a wheelchair, illustrating an expanded usage of the term.

彼は車椅子を使っています。

He uses a wheelchair.